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Which best describes the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A
It took away government tools for ensuring voting rights.
B
It allowed the use of literacy tests to determine voting eligibility.
C
It required federal supervision of all voter registration.
D
It protected voting rights for all Americans by taking away qualifications.
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How did President Bush respond to Hurricane Katrina?

A
He sent the United Nations to maintain order and arrest looters.
B
He visited crowded shelters to see conditions there for himself.
C
He sent US troops to help distribute supplies and repair damage.
D
He asked local officials to ascertain the extent of the damage.
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What might happen if the federal government makes cuts to health care spending?

A
There would be fewer hospital services, and research would decline.
B
There would be more hospital services, and research projects would increase.
C
There would be higher costs for patients, and research would stay the same.
D
There would be lower costs for patients, and research projects would drop.
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In 1989, pro-democracy demonstrations in China led to

A
democratic reforms.
B
a coup against the government.
C
the destruction of Tiananmen Square.
D
the deaths of many protestors.
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Banks that offer low interest rates to people with good credit

A
maximize profits at little risk.
B
sacrifice profits for less risk.
C
maximize profits at great risk.
D
sacrifice profits for more risk.
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During the Freedom Summer campaign of 1964 in Mississippi,

A
three civil rights workers were kidnapped.
B
three KKK members were found dead.
C
three civil rights workers were found dead.
D
three civil rights workers attacked the KKK.
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Why does the federal government impose tariffs?

A
because tariffs are designed to attract better products
B
because tariffs are designed to protect domestic goods
C
because tariffs are designed to protect imported goods
D
because tariffs are designed to attract safer products
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A problem that occurred in Florida during the 2000 election was that

A
not enough citizens voted.
B
many ballots were destroyed.
C
voters did not submit their ballots.
D
many ballots could not be read by machine.
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As a result of Henderson v. United States (1950),

A
segregation on local forms of transportation was outlawed.
B
segregation on local forms of transportation was upheld.
C
segregation on interstate forms of transportation was outlawed.
D
segregation on interstate forms of transportation was upheld.
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When he came to power in 1985, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

A
was seen as unlikable and opposed to change.
B
refused to meet with President Reagan.
C
hoped to improve relations with the West.
D
threatened aggressive military action against the United States.
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The belief that a woman’s place is in the home and not in the workforce is an example of

A
a gender law.
B
a workplace policy.
C
a cultural attitude.
D
a union regulation.
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For what reasons do elected officials mostly use social media? Check all that apply.to mobilize votersto reach constituentsto announce campaignsto start protest movementsto discuss issues and events

A
to mobilize voters
B
to reach constituents
C
to announce campaigns
D
to start protest movements
E
to discuss issues and events
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Which best describes the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

A
It was attended by only a few thousand people.
B
It was attended mostly by white Americans.
C
It was chaotic and violent.
D
It was organized and peaceful.
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How did the War Powers Resolution of 1973 affect the power of the US president?

A
It required the president’s approval for US forces to remain in a foreign war for longer than sixty days.
B
It required the president to inform Congress within forty-eight hours of the details of any troop commitment.
C
It limited the president’s ability to raise taxes to fund both a war effort and social programs.
D
It gave the president the unlimited right to commit US forces to action as he or she saw fit.
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What was the outcome of the 1991 US attack in Iraq?

A
Iraq was forced to accept the UN’s cease-fire terms.
B
The coalition was forced into a stalemate with Iraq.
C
The United States was not able to stop Iraq.
D
Iraq, after wearing down the coalition, won.
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In the economic climate of the 1970s,

A
inflation was high and unemployment rates were low.
B
inflation and unemployment rates were low.
C
inflation and unemployment rates were high.
D
inflation was low and unemployment rates were high.
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Who pressured President Roosevelt to end discrimination in the defense industry?

A
Jackie Robinson
B
Branch Rickey
C
A. Philip Randolph
D
Harry S Truman
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According to President Bush, which country belonged to an “axis of evil” that supported terrorism?

A
Pakistan
B
Afghanistan
C
Iran
D
the Soviet Union
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In the 1960s, Bob Dylan

A
composed influential counterculture music.
B
was a student protester at the University of California at Berkeley.
C
wrote the book Slaughterhouse-Five.
D
co-founded the Students for a Democratic Society.
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Which best describes President Nixon’s initial reaction to the Watergate break-in?

A
He refused to comment.
B
He confessed to ordering it.
C
He was shocked.
D
He denied any knowledge of it.

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