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What major company was associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
a) Exxon
b) BP
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What major environmental disaster had a negative impact in the Gulf of Mexico?
a) Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
b) The Pacific Oil Spill
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In 2020, why did Governor Cooper and Senator Thom Tillis reach out to President Trump?
a) To establish a national seashore off the coast of NC
b) To have North Carolina included in the ban of offshore drilling
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True or false. The ban of offshore drilling in North Carolina is only temporary.
a) True
b) False
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When people started getting sick from air pollution in the 1950's and 60's, what was it that helped motivate the government to pass the Clean Air Act?
a) Public Opinion
b) Pressure from other countries
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Public outcry over the environmental disaster, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, prompted President Obama to put a ban on what?
a) Importing oil from other countries
b) Drilling for oil offshore
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How was the department of Homeland Security started?
a) The department of Homeland security was started through a bill which was passed by Congress.
b) The Department of Homeland Security was created by an Executive order issued by President George Bush after the attacks on Se
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What is the difference between an Executive Order or Legislation when it comes to immigration policy?
a) Presidents can introduce and pass both Executive orders and Legislation
b) A new president can change the previous president's executive order, but not legislation.
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How are immigration policies constructed in the United States?
a) Political parties form policies that their candidates adopt
b) Policies are only created by the Presidents who are in office
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What was the purpose of President Obama's Executive order in regards to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)?
a) It granted a pathway to citizenship for children who were brought to the United States illegally.
b) It put restrictions on immigration and closed educational opportunities to undocumented students
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President Trump issued his travel ban on several Muslim countries. Which government agency provided push back on this executive order and tried to put a stop to his ban?
a) The Legislative Branch
b) The Federal Courts
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Which statement best describes immigration policy in the United States?
a) The Judicial branch is the only branch that can change immigration policy in the United States.
b) Immigration policy changed over time as different values changed
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Immigration policy in the United States is changed through ______.
a) Legislation and Executive Orders
b) The Department of Homeland Security can make changes
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What is the difference between Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy?
a) In a Direct Democracy, the winner becomes the leader of the community and makes all decisions until the next election.
b) In Direct Democracy, everyone in the community votes. In a Representative Democracy, people vote for representatives
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This is a government where God or a religious leader governs the country.
a) Aristocracy
b) Theocracy
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Which of the following governments are usually lead by a King or Queen?
a) Monarchy
b) Aristocracy
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All of the following government's citizens don't usually have rights except______.
a) Dictatorship
b) Democracy
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When the wealthy control the country’s most valuable resources and are in charge of the country, which two governments can this be?
a) Democracy and Theocracy
b) Aristocracy and Oligarchy
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What is the difference between a Presidential Democracy and a Parliamentary Democracy?
a) In a Parliamentary Democracy, the majority party chooses who is going to be the executive power of government.
b) In a Presidential Democracy, people elect the president, and the president makes all the rules until his/her term is over
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Which form of government cannot exist with another form of government?
a) Anarchy
b) Monarchy
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