A) 1993 B) 1997 C) 1995 D) 1999
A) To create housing solutions for the homeless. B) To provide job training for unemployed adults. C) To offer financial aid to low-income families. D) To provide young people with an opportunity to serve their communities and earn money for college or skills training.
A) From $2.5 billion to $4.5 billion in constant 2000 dollars. B) From $3.3 billion to $4.3 billion in constant 2000 dollars. C) From $4.3 billion to $6.3 billion in constant 2000 dollars. D) From $3.3 billion to $5.3 billion in constant 2000 dollars.
A) $500 per eligible child. B) $700 per eligible child. C) $300 per eligible child. D) $1000 per eligible child.
A) Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. B) Community Banking Assistance Program. C) Low-Income Financial Support Program. D) Federal Community Investment Fund.
A) An additional $6 billion over seven years. B) An additional $4 billion over six years. C) An additional $2 billion over five years. D) An additional $3 billion over four years.
A) To reduce taxes for businesses that hire veterans. B) To encourage businesses to hire long-term welfare recipients. C) To provide tax breaks for businesses that offer employee training. D) To incentivize businesses to hire recent college graduates.
A) From $4.25 to $5.15. B) From $4.00 to $5.00. C) From $3.75 to $4.75. D) From $4.50 to $5.50.
A) Over 150,000 people. B) Over 100,000 people. C) Over 200,000 people. D) Over 250,000 people.
A) 250% above the federal poverty line. B) 150% above the federal poverty line. C) 200% above the federal poverty line. D) 100% above the federal poverty line.
A) Up to $150,000. B) Up to $200,000. C) Up to $100,000. D) Up to $250,000.
A) By 2004. B) By 2003. C) By 2005. D) By 2001.
A) From $30 million to $150 million annually. B) From $20 million to $100 million annually. C) From $50 million to $250 million annually. D) From $40 million to $200 million annually.
A) To serve children aged 7 to 9. B) To serve children aged 5 to 7. C) To serve children aged 0 to 3. D) To serve children aged 3 to 5.
A) To establish a new federal housing agency. B) To authorize several demonstrations including an Innovative Homeless Initiatives Demonstration program, the section 8 pension fund demonstration, and the NCDI program. C) To provide funding for new housing developments. D) To reduce federal funding for housing programs.
A) To provide student loans directly from the federal government. B) To fund private student loan companies. C) To provide scholarships for low-income students. D) To reduce tuition fees at public universities.
A) To privatize Medicare. B) To provide additional health benefits to Medicare recipients. C) To eliminate Medicare. D) To reduce Medicare funding.
A) To expand public transportation infrastructure. B) To reduce public transportation costs. C) To privatize public transportation. D) To help low-income workers get to work.
A) To reduce federal support for these programs. B) To provide better nutritional support for low-income families. C) To privatize nutritional and housing support programs. D) To eliminate nutritional and housing support programs.
A) To reduce benefits for working families. B) To provide benefits only to families with children. C) To give a larger benefit to working families and allow childless workers to benefit as well. D) To eliminate the Earned Income Tax Credit.
A) Bob Dole B) George H. W. Bush C) Ross Perot D) George W. Bush
A) Democratic B) Independent C) Republican D) Reform
A) North American Free Trade Agreement B) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade C) Trans-Pacific Partnership D) European Union Trade Agreement
A) Bob Dole B) Ross Perot C) George H. W. Bush D) Newt Gingrich
A) 1996 B) 1998 C) 1999 D) 1997
A) 50% B) 75% C) 80% D) 66%
A) Bob Dole B) Ross Perot C) George W. Bush D) Al Gore
A) Ross Perot B) Bill Clinton C) Bob Dole D) George W. Bush
A) Economic recession B) Second longest period of peacetime economic expansion C) Stagnation D) Depression
A) Kosovo B) Bosnia C) Croatia D) Serbia
A) Boris Yeltsin B) Mikhail Gorbachev C) Dmitry Medvedev D) Vladimir Putin
A) Nationalization of banks B) Deregulation of the banking system C) Introduction of new banking regulations D) Banking crisis
A) Re-election B) Contested results C) Defeat D) Withdrawal
A) Teapot Dome scandal B) Clinton–Lewinsky scandal C) Iran-Contra affair D) Watergate scandal
A) The election was decided by the Senate B) Al Gore won the popular vote C) The election was decided by the House of Representatives D) George W. Bush won the popular vote
A) Jerry Brown B) Pat Buchanan C) Paul Tsongas D) Ross Perot
A) 43% B) 50% C) 18.9% D) 37.4%
A) Democrats B) Libertarians C) Independents D) Republicans
A) Massachusetts B) Tennessee C) Arkansas D) California
A) Economy B) Abortion C) Healthcare D) Education
A) Dick Gephardt B) Bill Clinton C) Paul Tsongas D) Jerry Brown
A) Pat Buchanan B) Dick Gephardt C) Ross Perot D) Jerry Brown
A) Robert H. Michel B) Tom Foley C) George J. Mitchell D) Bob Dole
A) Paul Tsongas B) Jerry Brown C) Bill Clinton D) Pat Buchanan
A) Mack McLarty B) Leon Panetta C) Robert Reich D) Lloyd Bentsen
A) Lloyd Bentsen B) Robert Rubin C) Robert Reich D) Leon Panetta
A) Lani Guinier B) Janet Reno C) Kimba Wood D) Zoë Baird
A) William Perry B) Madeleine Albright C) Erskine Bowles D) Sandy Berger
A) Janet Reno B) Hillary Clinton C) Madeleine Albright D) Lani Guinier
A) Erskine Bowles B) David Gergen C) Leon Panetta D) Sandy Berger
A) Erskine Bowles B) William Cohen C) Robert Rubin D) Leon Panetta
A) Erskine Bowles B) Mack McLarty C) John Podesta D) David Gergen
A) Erskine Bowles B) Sandy Berger C) Lawrence Summers D) David Gergen
A) William Cohen B) Sandy Berger C) Les Aspin D) William Perry
A) Anthony Lake B) Leon Panetta C) David Gergen D) Sandy Berger
A) Mack McLarty B) Leon Panetta C) Robert Reich D) Robert Rubin
A) Elena Kagan B) Merrick Garland C) Sonia Sotomayor D) John Roberts
A) Middle-class tax cut B) Deficit reduction C) Increasing military spending D) Stagnant earnings
A) 250–200 B) 218–216 C) 300–100 D) 200–218
A) January 1, 1996 B) October 31, 1995 C) December 16, 1995 D) November 14, 1995
A) Four times B) Twice C) Once D) Three times
A) 15 days B) 10 days C) 21 days D) 30 days
A) Newt Gingrich B) Al Gore C) George H. W. Bush D) Dick Morris
A) 20 percent B) 15 percent C) 25 percent D) 30 percent
A) Fifty percent B) Approximately twenty percent C) Ten percent D) Thirty percent
A) EU B) TPP C) MERCOSUR D) NAFTA
A) Democrats B) Interest groups C) Congressional Republicans D) Liberals
A) Senator Ted Kennedy B) President Bill Clinton C) Hillary Clinton D) Senator Orrin Hatch
A) By cutting other health programs B) Through federal grants C) Via a 75 cents a pack cigarette tax increase D) Through increased income taxes
A) Great Depression B) Goldilocks economy C) New Deal D) Reaganomics
A) tripled B) quadrupled C) doubled D) halved
A) $38,262 B) $45,000 C) $40,000 D) $42,151
A) Jerome Powell B) Ben Bernanke C) Paul Volcker D) Alan Greenspan
A) monetarism B) behavioral economics C) supply-side economics D) classical economics
A) record-high inflation B) record-high surpluses C) record-high unemployment D) record-high deficits
A) would worsen the economy B) would have relatively little impact C) would have a significant impact D) would stabilize the economy
A) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 B) The Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act C) The Defense of Marriage Act D) The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
A) The 'Marriage recognition clause' B) The 'Glass–Steagall repeal' C) The 'Enron loophole' D) The 'Telecommunications deregulation'
A) Open service for homosexuals B) 'Don't ask, don't tell' C) Immediate discharge of homosexuals D) No policy change
A) Required counseling for all abortions B) Imposed a gag order C) Banned abortion counseling D) Revoked a gag order
A) He amended it B) He vetoed it C) He ignored it D) He signed it into law
A) 5 wildlife refuges B) 20 marine sanctuaries C) 17 national monuments D) 10 national parks
A) A ban on commercial fishing B) A permanent freeze on drilling C) A reduction in shipping lanes D) A temporary ban on fishing
A) Paris Agreement B) Rio Earth Summit C) Kyoto Protocol D) Montreal Protocol
A) Al Gore B) John D. Leshy C) Bruce Babbitt D) Mike Synar
A) $10.00 B) $2.50 C) $5.00 D) $1.35
A) Department of Energy B) Department of Commerce C) Interior Department D) Department of Agriculture
A) Two B) Thirty C) Forty D) Nine
A) Forty B) Twenty C) Nine D) Fifty
A) Adjustable-rate mortgage B) Interest-only mortgage C) Reverse mortgage D) Fixed-rate mortgage
A) They fluctuated wildly B) They fell C) They rose D) They remained the same
A) Pardongate B) Pardongate C) Pardongate D) Pardongate
A) The presidential model B) The agency model C) The legislative model D) The judicial model
A) Reagan B) Clinton C) Bush D) Obama
A) Progressive neoliberalism B) Neoconservatism C) Traditional liberalism D) Socialism
A) Temporary most favored nation status B) Permanent most favored nation status C) Sanctions D) No special status
A) Eighteen B) Thirty C) Ten D) Fifty
A) The U.N. sent a large force to stop the genocide B) The U.S. led a military intervention C) The U.S. provided military aid to the Tutsi D) The U.S. did not intervene despite the genocide
A) Jimmy Carter B) Raoul Cédras C) Jean-Bertrand Aristide D) Fidel Castro
A) Ante Marković B) Vojislav Koštunica C) Franjo Tuđman D) Slobodan Milošević |