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APUSH - Unit 14 (90s To Present)
Test Description: 90s to Present
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) An employee contacts his supervisor to request time off guaranteed to him under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Under which circumstance do the provisions of this law apply?
A
The employee qualifies for time off to complete a college degree.
B
The employee qualifies for an extended vacation due to airline delays.
C
The employee qualifies for time off to care for his wife and newborn child.
D
The employee qualifies for assignment to a different work location.
2) Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S. culture has spread to other parts of the world?
A
A college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics.
B
A young boy in Great Britain watches anime.
C
A teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China while eating at MacDonalds.
D
A businesswoman eats at a sushi restaurant in Canada.
3) The Union of Concerned Scientists lobbies Congress for legislation that---
A
gives substantial tax breaks to natural-gas companies
B
finances oil exploration in domestic waters
C
focuses on finding clean and renewable energy sources
D
reduces regulation of the coal-mining industry
4) Bill Gates is best know for?
A
He started the company that provides operating software for most personal computers
B
He designed the heat-shield technology used on space shuttles.
C
He created an online store that changed the way people purchase consumer goods.
D
He set up the first computer network systems for the military.
5) Congress passing laws providing tax breaks for domestic businesses who remain in the US was intended to prevent
A
Inferior, foreign markets from taking US business
B
Blockade of foreign products to the US
C
Price increase in the US of foreign merchandise
D
Loss of US jobs due businesses moving overseas
6) When political parties are near equal Congressional representation, the result is
A
For bills to pass and become laws, they must have bipartisan support (support from both parties) .
B
The president determines which pieces of legislation are passed.
C
Leaders of Congress assign legislation through committees.
D
Members of Congress compete to be majority leaders.
7) Third party candidates typically
A
Discourages voter turnout
B
Results in votes being contested
C
Take votes from one or both parties resulting in no popular majority
D
Requires a new voting system
8) What does President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial reflect about modern U.S. politics?
A
Campaign finances are monitored by a regulatory agency.
B
Elected officials face greater scrutiny of their personal lives.
C
Media outlets focus more on policy issues than on the actions of elected officials.
D
Congress conducts more thorough investigations of judicial nominees.
9) One way the development of the Internet has improved the quality of life in the United States is by —
A
decreasing the influence of advertising on consumers
B
improving privacy protection for individuals
C
increasing the ease of obtaining information, communicating, and marketing
D
increasing the reliability of available information
10) What Act resulted in lifting all quotes and tariffs between the US, Canada, and Mexico
A
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
B
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
C
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
D
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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