Chapter 26 History

one conclusion that could be drawn from the 2000s presidential election is that

a relatively small number of votes can determine an election's outcome

all of the following are true statements about illegal immigrants today except

many were helped by proposition 187 in california

president bill clinton can best be described as

conservative liberal

the merging of movie, television, and newspaper companies into large conglomerates was made possible by

the telecommunications act of 1996

in his foreign policy, president Clinton emphasized

increasing trade with china

the impeachment of president Clinton, in part, reflected

partisan politics in congress

all of the following were economic trends in the US in the 1990s except

a rise in unemployment

the source of a revolution in technology in the 1990s was the

internet

in the past, the social security system worked well for all of the following reasons except

life expectancy was increasing

in recent decades, people have moved from cities to suburbs for all of the following reasons except

tax cuts

of the following, which information does the map reveal?

the relative number of house members from each state

soon after being elected, president George w. bush pushed for

tax cuts

according to this map, which of the following states has a population closest in size to alaska

rhode island

which of the following are roughly equal in population?

Hawaii and district of columbia

only seven states send more than twenty representatives to congress. which of the following is one of those seven states?

new york

on this map, in which region do the states appear most distorted- larger or smaller than their actual land areas would appear?

the northwest

in the election of 2000, al gore first conceded defeat based on predictions made by

television networks

one result of the global economy is that

American workers now compete for jobs with workers in other countries

in 1994, proposition 187 was passed in California to

cut off education and health benefits to illegal immigrants

Urban flight has led to all of the following except

Better schools in inner cities

Bill Clinton became the second president in U.S. History to be

Impeached by the house

The aging of Americas population will strain the governments ability to

Pay social security benefits

Many workers felt less secure in the 1990s because

Many companies were downsizing

New high tech businesses based on the growth of the Internet are called

Dotcoms

One hoped for benefit of genetic engineering is the ability to

Prevent inherited diseases

What do the larger shapes on the map show

States with more people

According to the map, which of the following states has the most people

Ohio

According to the map, which of these states has the least people

Mississippi

Which region of the country has the most states with large populations

The north

Of the following pairs, which two states have the largest combined population?

California and Arizona

During president clintons first term, NAFTA extended the U.S.- Canadian free trade zone to include china

If current trends continue, by 2050

False

During president clintons first term, U.S. Troops were sent

True

By the year 2000, most jobs

False

Fax machines and the Internet made it

True

Medical improvements in the 1900s included

True

Gentrification is a process

False

Social security and Medicare are in danger

True

The Internet made it possible

True

In the presidential election of 2000,

False

In the presidential election of 2000,