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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 time off to care for his wife and newborn child.
c) The employee qualifies for an extended vacation due to airline delays.
d) The employee qualifies for assignment to a different work location.

Which situation demonstrates one way that U.S. culture has spread to other parts of the world?
a) A young boy in Great Britain watches anime.
b) A teenage girl buys a hip-hop CD in China while eating at MacDonalds.
c) A businesswoman eats at a sushi restaurant in Canada.
d) A college athlete in Brazil trains for the Olympics.

The Union of Concerned Scientists lobbies Congress for legislation that---
a) finances oil exploration in domestic waters
b) focuses on finding clean and renewable energy sources
c) reduces regulation of the coal-mining industry
d) gives substantial tax breaks to natural-gas companies

Bill Gates is best know for?
a) He set up the first computer network systems for the military.
b) He designed the heat-shield technology used on space shuttles.
c) He started the company that provides operating software for most personal computers
d) He created an online store that changed the way people purchase consumer goods.

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) Loss of US jobs due businesses moving overseas
d) Price increase in the US of foreign merchandise

When political parties are near equal Congressional representation, the result is
a) Members of Congress compete to be majority leaders.
b) For bills to pass and become laws, they must have bipartisan support (support from both parties) .
c) Leaders of Congress assign legislation through committees.
d) The president determines which pieces of legislation are passed.

Third party candidates typically
a) Take votes from one or both parties resulting in no popular majority
b) Discourages voter turnout
c) Requires a new voting system
d) Results in votes being contested

What does President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial reflect about modern U.S. politics?
a) Congress conducts more thorough investigations of judicial nominees.
b) Campaign finances are monitored by a regulatory agency.
c) Media outlets focus more on policy issues than on the actions of elected officials.
d) Elected officials face greater scrutiny of their personal lives.

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) increasing the ease of obtaining information, communicating, and marketing
c) improving privacy protection for individuals
d) increasing the reliability of available information

What Act resulted in lifting all quotes and tariffs between the US, Canada, and Mexico
a) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
b) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
c) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
d) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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