Chapter 28 Quiz

Question 1

The widespread response shown by Americans in the immediate aftermath of September 11 was

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

The three nations alleged by President Bush to constitute an “axis of evil” were

Answer 2

Iran, Iraq, and North Korea.

Question 3

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence

Answer 3

Al Qaeda bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa; Bush declaration of “war on terrorism”; Bush declaration of war on Afghanistan; Bush’s “axis of evil” speech

Question 4

Which of the following was not a significant point of dispute between supporters and opponents of the American war in Iraq?

Answer 4

whether or not Saddam Hussein was a humane and popular leader

Question 5

Which of the following was not a major theme of global alienation over Bush foreign policy?

Answer 5

When it comes to challenging brutal dictators, Bush is all talk and no action.

Question 6

Which of the following was not a significant domestic development during the opening decade of the twenty-first century?

Answer 6

a steady rise in the level of federal taxes paid by wealthy Americans

Question 7

Which of the following was not a focus of political debate during the first term of the Bush administration?

Answer 7

the importance of improving airport security

Question 8

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, a new department in the federal government was created to coordinate efforts to improve security at home, called the

Answer 8

Department of Homeland Security.

Question 9

What is the name of the terrorist organization responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001 that killed 3,000 Americans?

Answer 9

Al Qaeda

Question 10

Which was not one of the three countries identified by President of the United States George W. Bush as an “axis of evil”?

Answer 10

Afghanistan

Question 11

In March 2003, with Great Britain as its sole significant ally, President Bush sent the U.S. military to attack Iraq, calling the war

Answer 11

“Operation Iraqi Freedom.”

Question 12

Iraq possesses the world’s

Answer 12

second-largest reserves of oil.

Question 13

What was the 2003 Supreme Court decision declaring unconstitutional a Texas law making homosexual acts a crime?

Answer 13

Lawrence v. Texas

Question 14

The USA Patriot Act conferred all of the following to law enforcement agencies EXCEPT

Answer 14

the necessity of obtaining a judicial warrant prior to spying on citizens.

Question 15

On September 11, 2001, planes controlled by terrorists crashed into all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 15

bridge in Washington, D.C.

Question 16

Who was the leader of Al Qaeda in 2001?

Answer 16

Osama bin Laden

Question 17

On the morning of September 11, 2001 as the top floors of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were engulfed in flames by the terrorist attack, hundreds of New York City firefighters and police

Answer 17

rushed into the towers in a rescue effort, and lost their lives when the towers collapsed.

Question 18

Which was not a terrorist attack on the United States undertaken by Al Qaeda?

Answer 18

the October 1985 killing of an American aboard an Italian cruise ship

Question 19

The first woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives was

Answer 19

Nancy Pelosi

Question 20

Which of the following U. S. Presidents signed a $700 billion bank bailout, citing that these financial institutions were “too big to fail?”

Answer 20

George W. Bush

Question 21

Who was the oldest man ever to run for U. S. president?

Answer 21

John McCain