Module 15 History

In the winter of 2019 and 2020, a new respiratory virus emerged in Wuhan, China called:

Covid-19

This California senator became the nation’s first female vice president.

Kamala Harris

In April 1995, U.S. veteran Timothy McVeigh, who had become part of a militant antigovernment movement, killed 168 people when he blew up a van in front of a federal building in

Oklahoma City.

In late 1995 and early 1996, the public largely blamed a budget impasse that shut down the federal government on:

congressional Republicans.

On the day of the 2000 election,

Al Gore won the popular vote.

The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) mimicked policy proposals by all of the following politicians EXCEPT

Bill Clinton

In 2012, nearly _______ of all Americans were immigrants or the sons or daughters of immigrants.

one fourth

In November 2020, this longtime senator from Delaware and former Vice President under Barack Obama defeated Donald Trump in the race for President of the United States.

Joseph Biden

In the Election of 1992, this Texas Billionaire became a third-party contender, who likely made a difference in the outcome of the election. 

Ross Perot

President Obama’s main policy initiative to shore up the faltering economy was

a massive stimulus package.

Why did President Clinton fail to secure universal healthcare?

All of the answers are correct.

Following charges that President Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with a White House intern, his public approval rating

rose to record levels.

On December 19, 1998, the House voted to impeach President Clinton for

lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice.

In 2001, convinced that it harbored Al Qaeda terrorists, NATO, led by the United States, attacked

Afghanistan.

Which of the following instigated the First Gulf War, also known as Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm?

Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait

After the Gulf War, President George H. W. Bush’s high popularity quickly faded because of his

inability to contain a worsening recession.

All of the following occurred during the Clinton administration EXCEPT

Allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military

In their first year in office, the George W. Bush administration

passed the largest tax cut in American history.

On May 25, 2020, a teenager, Darnella Frazier, filmed Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin with his knee on the neck of _______. The horrific footage shocked much of the country.

George Floyd

The 2000 presidential election was decided when

The Supreme Court ruled that the automatic recount had to cease immediately

Who was the environmentalist and consumer advocate that entered the race for president as the Green Party candidate in the Election of 2000?

Ralph Nader

Which of the following best describes the ruling of Citizens United v. FEC?

No limits could be placed on political spending by corporations, unions, and nonprofits

By 2016, American voters were fed up. In that year’s presidential race, Republicans spurned their political establishment and nominated a real estate developer and celebrity billionaire named:

Donald Trump

The wave of politicians, called New Democrats, advocated all of the following EXCEPT

The end of mass incarceration

All of the following distinguish millennials from earlier generations EXCEPT

Less likely to have traveled

Which of the following best describes the so-called Bush Doctrine?

The United States should act unilaterally and preemptively to fight terrorism

In 1999, nearing the end of his presidency, Bill Clinton

All of the answers are correct.

The midterm elections of 1994 were a disaster for the Democrats, who lost the House of Representatives for the first time since 1952. Congressional Republicans, led by Georgia congressman Newt Gingrich and Texas congressman Dick Armey, offered a policy agenda they called: 

the Contract with America

After a difficult battle, Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA), which eliminated most trade barriers among

the United States, Canada, and Mexico

Which storm developed into a category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005? New Orleans suffered a direct hit, the levees broke, and the bulk of the city flooded

Hurricane Katrina

On this day, thousands of President Donald Trump’s followers converged on the Capitol. Later, more than 500 rioters were arrested after 150 police officers were injured in the riots.

January 6, 2021

Which event occurred between the Election of 2016 and the Election of 2020?

All of the answers are correct.

After the House of Representatives impeached President Clinton, they sent the charges to the Senate where:

Senate Republicans fell far short of the two-thirds vote needed to remove Clinton from office.

Bill Clinton was the first Democrat to win two terms as president since

Franklin Roosevelt

In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges

that prohibitions against same-sex marriage were unconstitutional.