The Obama Presidency Answers

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The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) worked to

A
help Americans who had lost their homes.
B
help small businesses get low-interest loans.
C
save factory jobs in high-unemployment areas.
D
save failing banks and the automotive industry.
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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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In 2011, the United States used drone aircraft to target

A
Iran’s nuclear reactors.
B
North Korea’s nuclear reactors.
C
al-Qaeda members.
D
Libyan rebels.
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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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The US began fighting in Afghanistan in 2001

A
to combat terrorist groups.
B
to support pro-democracy rebels.
C
to stop nuclear development.
D
to end border violence.
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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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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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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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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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The outcome of the presidential election in 2008 was historic because the United States elected

A
a former first lady.
B
an African American.
C
a former congressperson.
D
an Asian American.

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