HIS CH-26 BUSH-CLINTON

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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

What do the larger shapes on the map show?

a.	states with more people	c.	states with more influence
b.	states with more land area	d.	states with more immigrants

According to the map, which of the following states has the most people?

a.	Ohio	c.	Kentucky
b.	Indiana	d.	West Virginia

According to the map, which of these states has the fewest people?

a.	Texas	c.	Mississippi
b.	Louisiana	d.	Alabama

Which region of the country has the most states with large populations?

a.	the Northwest	c.	the Southeast
b.	the South	d.	the North

Of the following pairs, which two states have the largest combined population?

a.	California and Arizona	c.	Connecticut and New Jersey
b.	New York and Pennsylvania	d.	Minnesota and Wisconsin

According to this map, which of the following states has a population closest in size to
Alaska's?

a.	Minnesota	c.	Rhode Island
b.	New Jersey	d.	Georgia

Which of the following are roughly equal in population?

a.	Hawaii and the District of Columbia	c.	Ohio and Indiana
b.	New York and New Jersey	d.	Minnesota and Arkansas

Only seven states send more than twenty representatives to Congress. Which of the following is one of those seven states?

a.	Iowa	c.	New York
b.	Georgia	d.	Missouri

On this map, in which region do the states appear most distorted-larger or smaller than their
actual land areas would appear?

a.	the Northeast	c.	the South
b.	the Midwest	d.	the Northwest

10.

Of the following, which information does the map reveal?

a.	the relative number of House members from each state	c.	the relative number of immigrants in each state
b.	the relative number of Senators from each state	d.	the relative number of businesses in each state

11.

Head of President Clinton's task force on universal health care.

a.	Ross Perot	c.	Bill Clinton
b.	Albert Gore	d.	Hillary Rodham Clinton

12.

Example of an entitlement program.

a.	Social Security	c.	Contract with America
b.	Deficit reduction	d.	"Reinventing government"

13.

Nation brought into an existing free-trade zone by NAFTA.

a.	China	c.	Mexico
b.	Canada	d.	the United States

14.

Creator of the Contract with America.

a.	Ross Perot	c.	George W. Bush
b.	Bill Clinton	d.	Newt Gingrich

15.

A goal of Clinton's that he failed to achieve during his first term.

a.	welfare reform	c.	universal health care
b.	deficit reduction	d.	balanced budget amendment

16.

Third-party candidate in the 1992 presidential election.

a.	Ralph Nader	c.	Kenneth Starr
b.	Newt Gingrich	d.	Ross Perot

17.

In the election of 2000, Al Gore first conceded defeat based on predictions made by

a.	the governor of Florida.	c.	the Supreme Court.
b.	television networks	d.	George W. Bush

18.

One result of the global economy is that

a.	American workers now compete for jobs with workers in other countries	c.	prices on imported goods have risen steeply
b.	trade between the United States and other countries has decreased	d.	environmental laws in other countries are becoming stricter

19.

In 1994, Proposition 187 was passed in California to

a.	keep illegal immigrants from taking jobs from residents	c.	cut off education and health benefits to illegal immigrants
b.	prevent illegal immigrants from entering the state	d.	improve economic opportunities for both legal and illegal immigrants

20.

Urban flight has led to all of the following except

a.	a declining economic base in cities	c.	higher taxes on homes in the suburbs
b.	a growth of industry in large cities	d.	better schools in inner cities

21.

Bill Clinton became the second president in U.S. history to be

a.	elected without a popular majority	c.	reelected to a third term
b.	impeached by the House	d.	denounced by the Republican Party

22.

The aging of America's population will strain the government's ability to

a.	control unemployment.	c.	pay Social Security benefits
b.	provide services to children	d.	prevent crime and terrorism

23.

Many workers felt less secure in the 1990s because

a.	strikes by unions were becoming common	c.	many companies were declaring bankruptcy
b.	many companies were downsizing	d.	robots were making workplaces unsafe

24.

New high-tech businesses based on the growth of the Internet are called

a.	nanobots	c.	dotcoms
b.	genomes	d.	V-chips

25.

One hoped-for benefit of genetic engineering is the ability to

a.	prevent inherited diseases	c.	end the AIDS epidemic
b.	create visual models on computers	d.	perform long-distance surgery

26.

Soon after being elected, President George W. Bush pushed for

a.	lower tariffs.	c.	expanding Social Security
b.	tax cuts	d.	reducing the budget deficit

27.

President Bill Clinton can best be described as a

a.	conservative liberal.	c.	compassionate conservative
b.	traditional democrat	d.	radical republican

28.

The merging of movie, television, and newspaper companies into large conglomerates was
made possible by

a.	Proposition 187	c.	the North American Free Trade Agreement
b.	the Telecommunications Act of 1996	d.	the Internet.

29.

In his foreign policy, President Clinton emphasized

a.	increasing military aid to Russia	c.	increasing trade with China
b.	staying out of conflicts in other parts of the world	d.	supporting allies such as the Serbs in Yugoslavia

30.

The impeachment of President Clinton, in part, reflected

a.	economic globalization	c.	popular disapproval of his performance as president
b.	compassionate conservatism	d.	partisan politics in Congress

31.

All of the following were economic trends in the United States in the 1990s except

a.	downsizing of corporations	c.	a rise in unemployment.
b.	an increase in service sector jobs	d.	a decline in manufacturing jobs

32.

The source of a revolution in technology in the 1990s was the

a.	desktop computer	c.	V-chip
b.	Internet	d.	Federal Communications Commission

33.

In the past, the Social Security system worked well for all of the following reasons except

a.	the birthrate was increasing	c.	workers didn't tend to live long after retirement
b.	life expectancy was increasing.	d.	younger workers far outnumbered retired workers

34.

In recent decades, people have moved from cities to suburbs for all of the following reasons
except

a.	space	c.	lower taxes.
b.	security	d.	newer schools

35.

One conclusion that could be drawn from the 2000 presidential election is that

a.	the Electoral College favors Florida voters	c.	a relatively small number of votes can determine an election's outcome
b.	ballots are easy to read if people rather than machines read them	d.	recounts always lead to mischief.

36.

All of the following are true statements about illegal immigrants today except

a.	many are willing to take the lowest paying jobs	c.	many were helped by Proposition 187 in California
b.	many would be willing to become "guest workers."	d.	many come from Mexico and other Central American countries

37.

Name of the Soviet leader who negotiated with President Reagan at Reykjavík Iceland?

a.	Nikita Khrushchev	c.	Mikhail_Gorbachev
b.	Vladimir_Putin	d.	Vladimir_Lenin