Political and Social Issues in Modern America — Cumulative exam

Question 1

In 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that requiring people to buy health insurance is

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an acceptable use of the power to tax.

Question 2

A goal of the Obama administration in the US was to

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train people to work in green industries.

Question 3

The oldest members of the baby boom generation have begun relying on Medicare for

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health insurance.

Question 4

In the 1980s, Bush proposed legislation to save the banking industry at a cost of

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billions of dollars.

Question 5

Study the graph.According to the graph, approximately how much of the US population used the Internet in 2006?

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about 70%

Question 6

Who is credited with launching the environmental movement?

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Rachel Carson

Question 7

Under President Carter, the Federal Reserve

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raised interest rates in an attempt to slow down inflation.

Question 8

Following the war in Iraq,

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the nation elected a new government.

Question 9

During the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton served as

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secretary of state.

Question 10

One part of the Space Race involved competition to be the first country to

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achieve a lunar landing.

Political and Social Issues in Modern America — Cumulative exam Answers