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Practice EOC Exam #2
1.
Which term best describes journalists who worked to expose abuses of corporate power, thereby gathering
public support for regulation and reform, during the Progressive Era?
A) suffragists
B) unionizers
C) muckrakers
D) trustbusters
2.
Who was a notable leader of the women's suffrage movement and held the position of president for
National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1900-1904 and 1915-1920?
A) Alice Paul
B) Susan B. Anthony
C) Carrie Chapman Catt
D) Dolley Madison
3.
Which of the following did the United States control through imperialist policy around the turn of the 20th
century?
A) China
B) Philippines
C) India
D) Congo
4.
One of the reasons that many Americans were supportive of the Spanish-American War is that they had
been exposed to pro-war sentiments in newspapers that often exaggerated the severity of the situation that
existed in Cuba. William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer were two newspaper owners who tried to
increase the circulation of their newspapers by publishing sensational stories. Which term best describes
this type of journalism?
A) yellow journalism
B) watchdog journalism
C) investigative reporting
D) muckraking
5.
A cause for World War I as a whole would be…
A) The sinking of the Lusitania
B) The Great Depression
C) The Zimmerman Note
D) The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
6. One of the contributing factors to America's initial decision to enter into World War I was the Zimmerman
Note. What were the contents of this telegram sent from Germany?
A) Germany's insistence that the Mexican government refuse to assist the Allies with financial or military
aid
B) Germany's war secrets promised to the Mexican government after the United States entered the war.
C) Germany's proposal that upon an alliance with Mexico, it would ensure the return of Mexican land lost
to the United States.
D) Germany's threat that upon a Mexican-American alliance, it would no longer engage in trade activities
with Mexico.
7. The Treaty of Versailles forced _______ to accept total responsibility for the start of the World War I, pay huge
reparations, and give over vast amounts of territory.
A) Russia
B) Germany
C) Japan
D) Italy
8. President Woodrow Wilson wanted the United States to participate in a League of Nations. What was the goal of
this organization?
A) to serve as an international court
B) to promote American economic interests
C) to finance new industries
D) to maintain world peace
9. In the United States during World War I, public outrage against the Germans swept the nation following
A) the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
B) the German invasion of Poland.
C) the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania.
D) the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
10. The Great Migration involved…
A) African Americans moving to the South for factory jobs
B) African Americans moving to the West to seek resources
C) African Americans moving to the North for agricultural jobs
D) African Americans moving to the North for factory jobs
11. A second Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was established in 1915 and grew in popularity into the 1920s. Which of the
following did the new KKK support that set it apart from the old Klan from the late 1800s?
A) anti-African American policies
B) pro-communism policies
C) pro-Catholic policies
D) anti-immigrant policies
12. The 18th Amendment, passed in 1919, resulted in
A) election reform.
B) immigration quotas.
C) women's suffrage.
D) prohibition of alcohol.
• The 19th Amendment
• New household appliances
• Increased educational opportunities
13. The factors in the box above all contributed to
A) the changing role of women in 1920s America.
B) an end to child labor practices in American factories.
C) the outbreak of a Red Scare in post-WWI America.
D) an increase in the number of immigrants coming to America.
14. The changing role of women in 1920s America was embodied by the image of
A) the flapper.
B) the homemaker.
C) the Gibson girl.
D) Rosie the Riveter.
15. How did the Great Depression change the role of government in America?
A) State governments became more important than the federal government.
B) The role of government greatly expanded.
C) The federal government decreased in size and scope.
D) The federal government became less involved in the economy
16. The New Deal laid the foundations for which of the following?
A) civil rights
B) mortgages
C) isolationism
D) welfare
• Warren Harding
• Calvin Coolidge
• Herbert Hoover
17. How did the presidents above contribute to the prosperity of the 1920s?
A) They were largely inactive and allowed businesses to grow unregulated.
B) They opened new markets for American products overseas by employing "dollar diplomacy."
C) They invested large sums of American tax dollars giving incentives to business owners.
D) They carried the ideals of the Progressive era into the 1920s and regulated industry.
18. Which of the following statements is true about the New Deal?
A) The New Deal did little to change the stagnant economy.
B) The New Deal made the economic Depression slightly worse.
C) The New Deal quickly ended the Great Depression.
D) The New Deal helped the economy to slowly recover.
19. Which of the following New Deal measures is still part of American life today?
A) the National Industrial Recovery Act
B) the Agricultural Adjustment Act
C) the Social Security Act
D) the Works Progress Administration
20. President _______ developed the New Deal, a domestic program of public works programs and farm aid, to help
the United States through the Great Depression.
A) Woodrow Wilson
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
21. What practice in large part caused the stock market crash, sparking the Great Depression of the 1930s?
A) banks purchasing a combination of stocks, bonds, and land investments with deposits
B) government investing the taxes it collected in the stock market
C) people buying one stock and selling it the same day, called "day trading"
D) people overspeculating on stocks, using borrowed money that they couldn't repay
22. Which factor contributed to low agricultural prices at the onset of the Great Depression?
A) decreases in American population
B) shortages in farm production
C) surpluses in farm production
D) increases in wages
23. “Hoovervilles” during the Great Depression consisted of
A) deserted towns filled with foreclosed businesses.
B) pockets of the country that supported President Hoover.
C) poor urban immigrant communities.
D) groups of makeshift homes in shantytowns.
24. In 1932, a group of World War I veterans marched on Washington, D.C. Known as the Bonus Army, what did
this group want?
A) They demanded that the government give them jobs.
B) They demanded wages for their service in World War I that they had never been paid.
C) They wanted the payment of a bonus that they were supposed to receive in 1945.
D) They called for the resignation of Herbert Hoover.
25. What did the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930 do?
A) It lowered tariffs on imported and exported goods.
B) It raised tariffs on imported goods.
C) It lowered tariffs on imported goods.
D) It raised tariffs on exported goods.
26. In an attempt to avoid a repeat of World War I, Great Britain reacted to early Nazi aggression with a policy of
A)
B)
C)
D)
alliance.
containment.
appeasement.
isolationism.
27. Due to concerns of being drawn into another European war, the United States pursued a policy of _______
between the world wars.
A)
B)
C)
D)
isolationism
containment
expansionism
globalization
28. Which of the following actions was Mussolini's Italy responsible for?
A)
B)
C)
D)
the annexation of Sudetenland
the annexation of Austria
the invasion of Ethiopia
the invasion of Poland
29. The chart above describes events in which country?
A) Germany
B) Russia
C) Japan
D) Italy
• abandonment of the disarmament clause
• troops sent into the Rhineland
• Austria and Czechoslovakia annexed
30. What does this table represent?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Italian aggression prior to World War II
German aggression prior to World War II
reasons for Germany's defeat in World War II
reasons for U.S. involvement in World War II
31. Which of the following best explains why President Harry S. Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II?
A)
B)
C)
D)
He wanted the war to last as long as possible.
He wanted to wait for the USSR to join the war.
He wanted to avoid an American invasion of Japan.
He wanted Germany to surrender unconditionally.
32. The Potsdam Declaration called for the immediate surrender of Japan or else they would face "prompt and utter
destruction." Japan's refusal to surrender led directly to which of the following?
A)
B)
C)
D)
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
the creation of the United Nations
the dropping of the atomic bombs
the invasion of France at Normandy
33. What impact did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have on World War II?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The Pacific Charter was organized against Japan.
Italy surrendered and united with the Allies.
Japan surrendered to the Allies the following day.
It pulled the United States into World War II.
34. Which of the following battles marks the turning point of World War II in the Pacific Theater?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
35. What did the Nazis primarily use concentration camps for during World War II?
A)
B)
C)
D)
to hold American POWs
to exterminate Jewish citizens
to manufacture new weapons
to train new German troops
36. What was the purpose of the Nuremberg trials which took place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945 to 1949?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Germany was brought to trial for starting World War II.
The United States and the Soviet Union decided how to split control of Germany.
Holocaust survivors sued German officials who had worked in concentration camps.
Nazi leaders were brought to trial for war crimes committed during World War II
37. Which nations made up the Axis powers during World War II?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Germany, Russia, Japan
Germany, Japan, China
Germany, China, Russia
Germany, Japan, Italy
38. Which nations made up the Allied powers during World War II?
A) Great Britain, Japan, France, Russia
B) Great Britain, Japan, France, Germany
C) Great Britain, Italy, France, Russia
D) Great Britain, United States, France, Russia
39. How did President Eisenhower react when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the first space satellite?
A)
B)
C)
D)
He banned any further research on dangerous space technology.
He asked the Soviets for research materials regarding space technology.
He recruited Soviet scientists to assist the U.S. in the space race.
He approved the creation of a U.S. space program known as NASA.
40. In what way were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg involved in the anticommunist movement?
A)
B)
C)
D)
They were involved in the investigation of Alger Hiss.
They were accused of creating an underground communist party.
They were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
They helped Joseph McCarthy attack alleged communists.
41.What was the main purpose of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)?
A)
B)
C)
D)
to create a communist party within America
to punish Soviets living in the United States
to investigate communist activity within America
to check up on all members of the FBI
42.Which policy was advocated by George Kennan of the U.S. State Department in order to prevent the Soviet
Union from expanding its territory?
A)
B)
C)
D)
isolationism
imperialism
appeasement
containment
43.Which of the following describes the Iron Curtain?
A)
B)
C)
D)
the line dividing democratic and communist countries in Europe
the border between the United States and Mexico
the border between North and South Vietnam
the wall dividing East and West Berlin
44.The threat of a communist takeover of Greece and Turkey led the United States to
A)
B)
C)
D)
pass the Truman Doctrine.
create the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
sign the Warsaw Pact.
establish the European Economic Community
45.The Marshall Plan focused mostly on
A)
B)
C)
D)
offering nuclear defense weapons to Europe.
providing new employment to Europeans.
providing economic assistance to Europe.
offering United States citizenship to Europeans.
46.The military alliance including the United Kingdom, France, and the United States that was formed to protect
European countries from the military power of the Soviet Union was called
A) the Marshall Plan.
B) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
C) the Truman Doctrine.
D) the Warsaw Pact.
47.How did the Warsaw Pact differ from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
A) The Warsaw Pact included most of Western Europe.
B) The Warsaw Pact protected members of the Soviet Union.
C) The Warsaw Pact was a worldwide economic alliance.
D) The Warsaw Pact promoted cooperation with the United States.





East Germany
Hungary
Romania
Poland
Soviet Union
48. Which alliance would the countries listed above mostly likely fall into?
A)
B)
C)
D)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
European Economic Community
49. During the Cold War arms race, what prevented the United States and the Soviet Union from using nuclear
weapons?
A)
B)
C)
D)
a sense of friendly relations between the two countries
an inability to fire the weapons across a necessary distance
a fear that they both would be destroyed in nuclear war
an uncertainty over whether the weapons would work
50. Why did President Eisenhower favor the development of nuclear weapons such as the hydrogen bomb?
A) He thought that no other nation on the planet would have been able to obtain such highly destructive
materials.
B) He believed that developing nuclear weapons instead of preparing for conventional war was more costefficient.
C) He felt it would be the only way to show the Soviets that capitalism would defeat communism in every
aspect.
D) He thought that the creation of highly destructive materials would tell the world just how powerful the U.S.
was.
51. The House of Un-American Activities (HUAC) was an investigative committee in the U.S. House of
Representatives formed in 1938. In 1947, the committee conducted a series of hearings over a nine-day
period to investigate communist propaganda and influence in the Hollywood motion picture industry. This
ultimately led to the "Hollywood Blacklist," which consisted of a list of screenwriters, actors, directors,
musicians, and other U.S. entertainment professionals who were denied employment because of their
real or alleged political beliefs and associations. Over 300 artists found themselves blacklisted and many
were forced to write under pseudonyms or leave the country in order to find work.
The blacklisted entertainers were victims of _______, a hunt for communists led by a Senator from Wisconsin.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Reaganomics
McCarthyism
Jim Crow
Containment
52. The U.S.S.R. launched Sputnik I on October 4, 1957. What was the impact of this event?
A)
B)
C)
D)
It marked the beginning of the friendship period in the Cold War.
It marked the start of the space race between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
It marked the first time that the Soviet Union had successfully created a nuclear weapon.
It marked the start of the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
53. Senator Joseph McCarthy conducted a Senate investigation regarding communist infiltration of _______, which
went too far and led to the demise of his career.
A)
B)
C)
D)
the F.B.I.
the U.S. Army
Ivy League colleges
the U.S. Supreme Court
54.Which of the following best explains the main purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A) to give women and African Americans the right to vote
B) to protect employment rights of women and minorities
C) to outlaw racial segregation in public places and employment
D) to desegregate all the branches of the Armed Forces
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of
former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that
one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state sweltering with the heat of injustice and
oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little
children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the
content of their character.
—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
55. This speech was delivered at what famous civil rights demonstration in 1963?
A) an Alabama freedom sit-in
B) a Birmingham protest
C) the NAACP August Rally
D) the March on Washington
56. James Meredith, a man of African American and Native American heritage from Kosciusko, Mississippi, was
the first African American to
A)
B)
C)
D)
attend the University of Mississippi.
lead the bus boycotts in Mississippi.
organize non-violent sit-ins at universities.
be elected as a Mississippi Congressmen.
57. Schools started integrating in the 1950s as a result of the _______ Supreme Court ruling.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
58. How were the early tactics of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Southern
Christian Leadership Committee (SCLC) similar?
A)
B)
C)
D)
They were called the "shock troops of the revolution."
They encouraged acts of violence in self-defense.
They used nonviolent methods of civil disobedience.
They expelled white staffers and denounced white supporters.
59. During the civil rights movement in the middle part of the 20th century, the Black Panthers believed that the
protests of Martin Luther King, Jr. had been unsuccessful and that any guarantee of lifestyle changes for African
Americans would take too long. Because of this belief, the Black Panthers
A)
B)
C)
D)
were willing to use violence as a way to achieve racial equality in society.
believed passing legislation supporting integration in Congress was the key to equality.
thought equality would develop naturally as society matured on its own.
wanted African Americans to enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces to establish their equality.
60. Malcolm X, a civil rights leader from the 1940s through the 1960s, was known for
A)
B)
C)
D)
his organization of peaceful protests in many U.S. cities.
his extremist approach to bringing about civil rights changes.
helping whites and African Americans to find common ground.
believing that desegregation would not solve race problems.
61. W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the founders of which civil rights group?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Negro Business League
Freedmen's Bureau
62. Which civil rights spokesperson became famous after refusing to move to the back of the bus in 1955?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Jesse Jackson
Rosa Parks
Linda Brown
Jackie Robinson
• represented many civil rights cases in the courts
• lawyer for the Brown v. Board of Education case
• first African American to become a Supreme Court judge
63. Who does the box describe?
A) Homer Plessy
B) Booker T. Washington
C) Thurgood Marshall
D) Martin Luther King, Sr.
increased U.S. participation in the Vietnam War
• anti-war protests and demonstrations
• assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
• increased momentum and gains for the Civil Rights Movement
• development of the counterculture
64. The events listed above were defining moments of people who came of age in which decade?
A) 1950s
B) 1940s
C) 1970s
D) 1960s
65. President Lyndon B. Johnson's popularity went steadily down during late 1960s because of the
A)
B)
C)
D)
opposition to the Vietnam War.
anger with the War on Poverty.
fear of spreading communism.
rise of the counter culture.
66. Which of these Supreme Court cases was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
• The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) - protection against gender discrimination
• Baby Boomer generation reaches working age
• National Organization for Women (NOW)
• Introduction of the birth control pill
67. Which of the following would be the best title for the items listed above?
A) Factors Contributing to the Civilian Women's Resistance Movement
B) Reasons for an Increase in the Number of Women in the Workforce
C) Issues Prompting a Migration to the Northern Part of the United States
D) Causes for a Growth in Family Size in the United States in the 1970s
68. How did Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem contribute to the feminist movement during the 1960s and 1970s?
A)
B)
C)
D)
They campaigned for gender equality through literature and political activism.
They helped pass a law that gave more job opportunities to women.
They campaigned for gender equality through peaceful protests and sit-ins.
They helped pass a law that eliminated gender discrimination in the workplace.
69. Which statement best describes the impact that Cesar Chavez had on agricultural workers?
A)
B)
C)
D)
He was the first major farm owner to offer health insurance to his employees.
He led a farm workers union that was able to negotiate better working conditions.
He founded schools to improve educational opportunities for farm workers.
He invented new types of machinery that made farm labor easier.
70. Which is one of the ways that the American Indian Movement worked to improve the conditions faced by Native
Americans in the United States?
A)
B)
C)
D)
They formed unions to improve working conditions for Native Americans.
They protested legislation in Congress that would have ended Native American treaties.
They worked to get Native Americans the right to vote.
They advocated the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
71. In the 1970s, the Equal Rights Amendment was submitted by Congress to the states for ratification. The Equal
Rights Amendment would have guaranteed equal rights for women. During the ratification process, which was one
of the arguments opponents of the amendment made?
A)
B)
C)
D)
If the amendment went into effect, women would become too powerful.
Women would be drafted by the military to serve in combat positions.
Women were inferior to men and did not deserve equal rights.
The amendment did not go far enough to ensure equality for women.
72. In the 1960s, Native Americans were angry about the violence directed against them. They were also upset that
the government seemed to be ignoring the poverty and other social problems among their peoples. For these and
other reasons, they started the
A)
B)
C)
D)
People's Rights Organization.
Black Panther Movement.
American Indian Movement.
National Organization for Women.
73. The Reagan Doctrine was a major part of U.S. foreign policy during the final years of the Cold War. Which of
the following best define the Reagan Doctrine?
A) the policy of aiding resistance efforts in communist countries in order to roll back Soviet influence in the
world
B) the policy of pushing dangerous events to the brink of disaster in order to force an opponent to back down
C) the policy of easing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in order to encourage trade
and disarmament
D) the policy of offering financial assistance to the countries of Western Europe in order to protect them from
falling to communism
74. The phrase "War on Terror" was coined by President George W. Bush in 2001 following the terrorist
attacks of September 11. In general, the War on Terror can be defined as a global struggle against
terrorist organizations and regimes.
The struggle against world terrorism is led by the United States and the United Kingdom with support from which
international organization?
A)
B)
C)
D)
OPEC
NATO
Warsaw Pact
World Court
75. Which of the following makes terrorism distinct from an act of war?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Terrorism uses violence that specifically targets civilian populations to induce fear.
Terrorists are known for taking prisoners while this act is forbidden by rules of military conduct.
Terrorists only use violence if their actions are sanctioned by a governmental body.
Terrorism is used to further religious agendas while wars are fought only for political reasons.
American and coalition forces have begun a concerted campaign against the regime of Saddam
Hussein. In this war, our coalition is broad, more than 40 countries from across the globe. Our cause
is just, the security of the nations we serve and the peace of the world. And our mission is clear, to
disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to
free the Iraqi people.
—George W. Bush
76. President George W. Bush said these words shortly after which event?
A)
B)
C)
D)
the September 11, 2001 attacks
the attacks on American embassies in Africa
the U.S. invasion of Iraq
the U.S. defeat of the Taliban
77. In 1978, peace talks were held at Camp David in Maryland. Which two countries negotiated peace at these talks?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Iran and Iraq
Israel and Egypt
The U.S. and U.S.S.R.
Lebanon and Jordan
78. In 1979, which country took hostages from an American embassy?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Lebanon
Israel
79. In 1992, the United States, Canada, and Mexico signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
What was one of the effects of NAFTA?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The amount of trade between these countries decreased.
Citizens from these countries can freely move between them.
Many goods are now available for free.
Many tariffs on goods traded between these countries were eliminated.
80. During the early 1980s, President Ronald Reagan increased the arms build-up of the United States in an effort to
compete with the Soviet Union. Beginning in 1985, following a change in Soviet leadership, Reagan switched his
policies to a more diplomatic approach. This was because he believed the new Soviet leader would be easier to work
with.
Who was the Soviet leader that came to power in 1985?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Putin
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
81. Before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, U.S. government officials suspected Saddam Hussein of
harboring
A)
B)
C)
D)
Pakistani suicide bombers.
large amounts of crude oil.
Osama bin Laden.
weapons of mass destruction
82. What happened to Saddam Hussein after he was captured by American forces?
A)
B)
C)
D)
He was executed by the United States soldiers responsible for his capture.
He was released to the Iraqi officials and forced to leave Iraq.
He was tried by the Iraqi Interim government and later hanged.
He was put on trial in an American court and sentenced to life in prison.
83. Which country did Iraq invade in 1990, leading to the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Iran
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Syria
84. Many events took place during the Persian Gulf War that led to worldwide outrage and controversy. Which of
the following best describes the event that took place on January 21, 1991, supposedly in an effort to hinder an
invasion force of U.S. Marines?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Iraq attempted to gain control of chemical weapons to use against UN forces.
Iraq forced U.S. POWs to speak against the war in front of television cameras.
Iraq spilled an estimated 400 million gallons of crude oil into the Persian Gulf.
Iraq entered into a one day campaign of sustained bombing of military convoys.
85. Which of the following was the main reason for U.S. concern over the Persian Gulf War?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The United States believed the war would make Iraq a hotbed for terrorism.
The United States believed the leader of Iraq should not be in power.
The United States believed the Iraqi people were being mistreated.
The United States believed the war posed a threat to world oil supplies.
86. The United States became the sole world super power following
A)
B)
C)
D)
the end of the Cold War.
the end of the Vietnam War.
the end of the Korean War.
the end of World War II.
87. One of the buildings damaged during the September 11th attacks was
A)
B)
C)
D)
the U.S. Capitol.
the White House.
the Pentagon.
the Washington Monument.
88. The United States believed that a man named Osama bin Laden was responsible for planning the attacks on
September 11, 2001. Following the attacks, the U.S. believed bin Laden was hiding in which of the following
countries?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
Kuwait
Iran
89. What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the United States v. Nixon case of 1974?
A)
B)
C)
D)
The president has the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
The president cannot use executive privilege in order to withhold evidence from a criminal trial.
The president does not have to participate in a criminal trial because he has executive privilege.
The president has the right to privacy because it is protected by the Constitution.
90. Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein are best known for their investigative reporting on
which event?
A)
B)
C)
D)
the Vietnam War
the Kennedy assassination
the Watergate scandal
the energy crisis
91. The Watergate scandal involved a burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate
Hotel in Washington, D.C. What was President Richard Nixon's role in the Watergate scandal?
A)
B)
C)
D)
He notified police that the burglary had taken place.
He ordered a cover-up after the break-in.
He was one of the burglars at the Watergate Hotel.
He had organized the break-in at the Watergate Hotel.
92. Why did Richard Nixon resign from the presidency in 1974?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Nixon resigned because he was not pleased with the outcome of the Vietnam War.
Nixon resigned because of his role in the Watergate scandal.
Nixon resigned because he wanted to pursue other interests.
Nixon resigned because of the economic problems that were facing the country.
93. The changes in the late 20th century to the traditional, nuclear family were partially a result of
A)
B)
C)
D)
rising unemployment rates.
rising divorce rates.
decreasing birth rates.
decreasing mortality rates.
• First recognized in 1981 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
• Responsible for over 25 million deaths since its discovery
94. The list above is describing
A) polio.
B) heart disease.
C) HIV/AIDS.
D) cancer.
95. The first person to serve as President and Vice President without being elected is:
A) George W. Bush
B) Gerald Ford
C) Geraldine Ferrero
D) George Washington
96. Impeachment hearings took place against Bill Clinton because:
A) Of Watergate
B) Of appointing judges on the Supreme Court illegally
C) Of slander
D) Of perjury
97. President Obama’s healthcare reform is referred to as:
A) Affordable Insurance Act
B) Affordable Subsidized Insurance Act
C) Affordable Healthcare and Patient Confidentiality Act
D) Affordable Healthcare and Patient Protection Act
98. Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize for working out problems between Egypt and Israel is what is referred
to as…
A) The Carter Accords
B) Camp David Accords
C) Camp Washington Accords
D) The Peace Agreement of 1976
99. Which President passed No Child Left Behind which penalized schools that performed below federal
expectations?
A) George Bush Senior
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Bill Clinton
D) George W. Bush
100. What is the name of the situation under Ronald Reagan where the US sold weapons to Iran and negotiated with
terrorists?
A) Camp David Accords
B) Iran-Iraqi Affair
C) Iran-Contra Affair
D) None of the Above