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During the presidency of George
Bush, the United States worked closely with the United Nations in all of the following
EXCEPT?: |
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attempts to minimize civilian suffering in Bosnia. |
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ouster of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. |
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aid to Somalia. |
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attempts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons. |
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ouster of Manuel Noriega from Panama. |
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| 2 |
In which of the following ways was
Operation Desert Storm different from the Vietnam War?: |
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President Bush built a consensus for action. |
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President Bush articulated a clear military objective. |
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President Bush provided the military support necessary to achieve the
goal. |
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all of these choices are correct. |
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| 3 |
The Bush administration succeeded in
easing tensions in all of the following areas EXCEPT?: |
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Kuwait. |
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Bosnia. |
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Panama. |
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Somalia. |
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Middle East. |
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| 4 |
The U. S. Senate faced a major
controversy during the Bush administration when the president?: |
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refused to nominate to the Supreme Court Jesse Jackson, who
had the overwhelming support of African Americans. |
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requested that the Court reaffirm the Roe v. Wade decision of
the Burger Court. |
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refused to accept Justice Thurgood Marshall's retirement because it was
important to have an African American on the Supreme Court. |
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nominated Clarence Thomas, a conservative African American judge, as an
associate justice. |
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nominated General Colin Powell to the Court to remove him as a
presidential rival in the 1992 race. |
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| 5 |
Which of the following best
describes the Bush administration's approach to the problem of the growing federal budget
deficit?: |
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massive spending cuts proposed by Bush were adopted by
Congress, and the deficit declined for the first time since the 1970s. |
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despite Bush's "no new taxes" pledge, he worked out a multiyear
budget package with Congress that included a significant tax increase. |
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Congress passed a deficit-reduction plan composed of small spending cuts
and large tax increases, but Bush vetoed it. |
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Bush proposed a major tax increase, but conservative Republicans teamed
with liberal Democrats to defeat it. |
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| 6 |
In response to the Tiananmen Square
massacre, the Bush administration?: |
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severed diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of
China. |
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introduced and gained passage of a United Nations resolution placing
severe economic sanctions on the People's Republic of China. |
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expressed revulsion but took no steps to punish the Chinese government. |
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immediately denied China most-favored nation status in its trade with the
United States. |
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Which of the following best
expresses George Bush's philosophy about the role of government in solving social and
economic problems?: |
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the adoption of Keynesian economic policy is the best way to
solve the social and economic problems stemming from a recession. |
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the government should play only a minimal role in solving the nation's
social and economic problems. |
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the government must act aggressively and decisively to reduce the
deficit, for by so doing, the nation's economic and social problems may then be solved. |
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the government must establish job-training programs for the unemployed
and fund a comprehensive research and development program to help American industry stay
competitive. |
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| 8 |
President Bush signed all of the
following pieces of legislation EXCEPT?: |
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the Equal Rights Amendment. |
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the Clean Air Act of 1990. |
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the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. |
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the act authorizing the federal government to bail out the savings and
loan industry. |
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| 9 |
All of the following occurred after
the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 EXCEPT?: |
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the beginning of perestroika and glasnost. |
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the breakup of the Soviet Union into separate nations. |
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the outbreak of warfare in Yugoslavia. |
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the emergence of President Yeltsin as the leader of Russia. |
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the support of the Russian economy by the International Monetary Fund. |
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One of George Bush's last decisions
as president was to?: |
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withdraw American troops from Somalia. |
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send American troops to Bosnia. |
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pardon several figures connected to the Iran-Contra scandal. |
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call for an investigation of the House banking scandal. |
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