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The Obama Presidency Answers

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

A
an abuse of government power.
B
an invasion of individual privacy.
C
an acceptable use of the commerce clause.
D
an acceptable use of the power to tax.
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Which were the most important issues during the presidential election of 2008?

A
economic downturn and environmental protection
B
two overseas wars and economic downturn
C
two overseas wars and campaign spending
D
environmental protection and campaign spending
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A goal of the Obama administration in the US was to

A
ease air-pollution regulations to help businesses.
B
train people to work in green industries.
C
open more rivers for industrial development.
D
increase imports of petroleum and natural gas.
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In 2008, the Republican presidential candidate was

A
George W. Bush.
B
Mitt Romney.
C
John McCain.
D
Newt Gingrich.
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The presidential election of 2008 was historic because

A
the campaign took place during a war.
B
the campaign took place during a recession.
C
the Democratic Party nominated a woman.
D
the Democratic Party nominated an African American.
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In 2010, Congress passed a major plan to reform

A
the Pentagon.
B
campaign spending.
C
health care.
D
the Supreme Court.
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In 2010, demonstrators used peaceful uprisings to overthrow the governments of

A
Afghanistan and Iraq.
B
Cuba and Tunisia.
C
Egypt and Libya.
D
Egypt and Tunisia.
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A negative effect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was that

A
the federal deficit grew.
B
many more business failed.
C
state governments lost funding.
D
the gross domestic product dropped.
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During the Obama administration, Hillary Clinton served as

A
secretary of state.
B
vice president.
C
a senator from New York.
D
first lady.
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How did the killing of Osama bin Laden affect US foreign relations?

A
It made Pakistan feel more secure.
B
It destroyed the al-Qaeda network.
C
It ended the war in Afghanistan.
D
It strained US-Pakistan relations.

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