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Environmental Issues — Unit test Answers

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Which best describes a way in which No Child Left Behind was effective?

A
It raised standards for all students.
B
It raised students’ tests scores in history.
C
It focused Americans on passing tests.
D
It incorporated testing across the curriculum.
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Which of the following competes with the need for safe, clean, drinking water?

t
the Clean Water Act and similar congressional legislation
t
the economic needs of industries that supply the nation’s products
t
the need to reduce the amount of fossil fuel pollutants released into the air
t
the Kyoto Protocol and similar international agreements
3

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided support by

b
bailing out financial institutions.
m
making loans to auto companies.
f
funding road and bridge construction.
w
working to ease the bank credit crisis.
4

Following the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003,

A
Saddam Hussein escaped from the country.
B
weapons of mass destruction were found.
C
the Taliban gained strength in the country.
D
the capital city of Baghdad fell quickly.
5

The bombers of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City were

A
supporters of an anti-government movement.
B
supporters of Bush’s Latin American foreign policy.
C
against President Clinton’s support of NAFTA.
D
against President Clinton’s foreign-policy agenda.
6

Which statement summarizes President Obama’s actions in Iraq and Afghanistan during his first term?

T
The Obama administration withdrew almost all American troops from both Iraq and Afghanistan.
T
The Obama administration withdrew most troops from Iraq and prepared for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
T
The Obama administration withdrew most troops from Iraq and made no changes in Afghanistan.
T
The Obama administration increased troop numbers in Iraq and withdrew most troops from Afghanistan.
7

In what way has technology changed health care?

A
New vaccines protect people from diseases.
B
Amputees no longer rely on prosthetic limbs.
C
Organ transplants do not need to be performed.
D
Medicines now fight off drug-resistant diseases.
8

US involvement in Afghanistan, which began in 2001,

e
ended two months later.
e
ended six months later.
c
continued until 2005.
c
continued into the 2010s.
9

What made Bush unpopular as a president?

a
a recession and higher unemployment
r
removing Noriega from power in Panama
r
removing Hussein from power in Iraq
a
a depression and the invasion of Iraq
10

The federal budget crisis in 1995 ended when

A
Republicans in Congress were forced to compromise.
B
President Clinton agreed to accept the proposed budget.
C
Democrats accepted the blame for the government shutdown.
D
Americans declared their support for congressional Republicans.
11

After the invasion of Afghanistan by US-led forces,

A
women lost some of their rights.
B
democratic elections were held.
C
corruption in government decreased.
D
coalition forces rapidly rebuilt cities.
12

How did creating the Department of Homeland Security address the concerns of the 9/11 Commission?

P
Passengers would be better screened for explosives and weapons.
“
“No-fly lists” would keep possible terrorists off airplanes.
A
Agencies would be able to share critical information.
A
Agencies would conduct more searches and seizures.
13

The Savings and Loan Crisis in the 1980s was a result of

t
the cost of the military.
t
the federal budget surplus.
t
the number of new taxes.
t
the number of failing banks.
14

Which of the following was an effect of ethnic cleansing by the Bosnian Serbs in the 1990s?

A
NATO removed its troops.
B
Muslims were forced out of Bosnia.
C
Civil war ended in Bosnia.
D
NATO was forced out of Bosnia.
15

After the 1994 midterm elections, how did President Clinton deal with opposing views in Congress?

H
He supported welfare reform.
H
He stopped anti-crime legislation.
H
He would not work with Republicans.
H
He refused to compromise on issues.

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