A New Century Begins Ch31 (Ah)

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Students will show evidence of their knowledge and understanding of the beginning of the 21st Century in America.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 
    ______________ ran for the Green Party in the 2000 presidential election.
    • A. 

      Dick Cheney

    • B. 

      Al Gore

    • C. 

      Ralph Nader

    • D. 

      George W. Bush

  • 2. 
    Osama bin Laden heads the terrorist group known as
    • A. 

      Al Jazeera

    • B. 

      Al-Qaeda

    • C. 

      Guerrillas

    • D. 

      Hamas

  • 3. 
    The majority of Iraq's population is
    • A. 

      Sunni Kurds

    • B. 

      Sunni Arabs

    • C. 

      Shia Muslim

    • D. 

      Sunni Muslim

  • 4. 
    What military base held captured members of al-Queda in 2004?
    • A. 

      Geneva

    • B. 

      Pearl Harbor

    • C. 

      Guantanamo Bay

    • D. 

      Abu Ghraib

  • 5. 
    In the 2000 election Al Gore won
    • A. 

      The majority of electoral votes

    • B. 

      A pivotal Supreme Court case

    • C. 

      The state of Florida

    • D. 

      The popular vote

  • 6. 
    After Bush took office, Congress passed which of the following educational reforms?
    • A. 

      Transporting children to schools outside their neightborhood to achieve a greater racial balance.

    • B. 

      Prohibiting federally funded schools from discriminating against girls and young women.

    • C. 

      Annual standardized testing in reading and math for grade 3-8

    • D. 

      Federal funding to parents to pay for private schools if their public school was performing poorly.

  • 7. 
    After the bombing of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, President Clinton
    • A. 

      Signed the Patriot Act into law.

    • B. 

      Ordered the bombing of terrorist camps in Afghanistan.

    • C. 

      Created the office of Homeland Security.

    • D. 

      Ordered the invasion of Iraq.

  • 8. 
    In the fall of 2001, bioterrorists attacked new orgainizations and political figures with
    • A. 

      Smallpox

    • B. 

      Anthrax

    • C. 

      Arsenic

    • D. 

      Radioactive material.

  • 9. 
    President Bush targeted Iraq, one of the three countries in the "axis of evil", before the other two countries because Iraq
    • A. 

      Attacked the United States first.

    • B. 

      Was believed to pose the most imminent danger to the United States.

    • C. 

      Was responsible for the September 11 attacks.

    • D. 

      Was the most vulnerable.

  • 10. 
    Which country was the only nation bordering Iraq to allow the United States to launch offensives from their territory?
    • A. 

      Saudi Arabia

    • B. 

      Turkey

    • C. 

      Kuwait

    • D. 

      Iran

  • 11. 
    During the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush's support was strongest in
    • A. 

      All urban areas.

    • B. 

      The midwest and Great Lakes.

    • C. 

      The South and the Great Plains.

    • D. 

      The Northeast.

  • 12. 
    In 2005, the National Security Agency (NSA) expanded its practice of monitoring overseas calls to include domestic calls placed to overseas locations.  This resulted in
    • A. 

      A federal court ruling this monitoring unconstitutional.

    • B. 

      The NSA director's arrest.

    • C. 

      The arrest of many terrorists.

    • D. 

      Overwhelming public support.

  • 13. 
    Which Supreme court ruling stated that foreign prisoners who claim they were unlawfully imprisoned had the right to have their cases heard in court?
    • A. 

      Gideon v. Wainwright

    • B. 

      Hamden v. Rumsfeld

    • C. 

      Bush v. Gore

    • D. 

      Rasul v. Bush

  • 14. 
    Which of the following is under the control of the Department of Homeland Security?
    • A. 

      Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

    • B. 

      Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

    • C. 

      Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

    • D. 

      Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

  • 15. 
    Why did the United States think stopping the spread of weapons of mass destruction was linked to the war on terror?
    • A. 

      Terrorists might buy or steal weapons of mass destruction and use them against the United States.

    • B. 

      Terrorist groups had already stolen weapons of mass destruction from Iraq.

    • C. 

      Saddam Hussein declared an allegiance with al-Qaeda.

    • D. 

      Bin Laden was believed to be hiding in the mountains of Iraq.

  • 16. 
    Analyze this map to answer the following question.  If you need a larger version, Right Click on this link and Open in a New Window. According to this map of the 2000 Presidential Election, George W. Bush won
    • A. 

      California and New York

    • B. 

      Fewer states than Al Gore

    • C. 

      The majority of North Eastern States

    • D. 

      A majority of electoral votes.

  • 17. 
    Using this cartoon and your knowledge of history, what is the opinion of this creator.
    • A. 

      Bush won because his voting spot was the only one that was clear on the ballot in Florida.

    • B. 

      Al Gore is so confusing he is like a curly cue to listen to.

    • C. 

      Pat Buchanan would have won if he were first on the list.

    • D. 

      Florida was the only state that allowed Ralph Nader to run.

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