Exam 29: Entering a New Century, 1992-2013

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A) the high divorce rate.
B) increasing fertility rates among American women.
C) gender inequalities in positions and pay.
D) All the answers are correct.

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By the 1990s, many women were most conce...

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A) was the centerpiece of the Microsoft Corporation.
B) was a stock index that focused on companies in technological fields.
C) replaced the Dow Jones as the leading stock index.
D) gained 12,000 points in six years as America's leading stock index.

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A) Reduced federal spending
B) Getting rid of the line-item veto
C) A balanced budget
D) Support for family values

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A) A vast majority considered homosexuality incompatible with American values.
B) Although many Americans tolerated homosexuality as a lifestyle, there was much less support for antidiscrimination laws to protect homosexuals.
C) Most Americans felt it was time to guarantee homosexuals protection under the law.
D) Homosexuals should be patient and wait for social acceptance.

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A) they opposed ratification of the GATT treaty.
B) they staunchly opposed Clinton's budget and economic recovery plan.
C) they opposed including Mexico in the agreement.
D) they insisted Mexico must improve its human rights record before they would support NAFTA.

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A) requiring residential rezoning.
B) raising the local minimum wage.
C) prohibiting an individual's right to possess a firearm.
D) interfering with federal drug laws.

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The 2000 United States presidential election refers to the quadrennial election that took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. It was the 54th consecutive presidential election in the United States. The main candidates were Republican George W. Bush, the Governor of Texas and son of the 41st President George H. W. Bush, and Democrat Al Gore, the incumbent Vice President under President Bill Clinton. The 2000 election is particularly notable for the intense controversy surrounding the vote count in Florida, which ultimately decided the outcome of the election. The election was extremely close, and the results in Florida were so tight that it triggered a mandatory recount. The recount process was fraught with legal battles, with the most significant case being Bush v. Gore. After several weeks of uncertainty, the United States Supreme Court intervened and ended the Florida recount, effectively awarding the state's electoral votes to Bush and thus securing his victory. George W. Bush won the Electoral College with 271 votes compared to Al Gore's 266 (with one elector abstaining in the official tally). However, Al Gore received more popular votes nationwide, winning approximately half a million more votes than Bush. This election was the fourth in U.S. history where the winner of the electoral votes did not also carry the popular vote. The 2000 election underscored several issues within the American electoral system, including the Electoral College's role in determining the president, the accuracy and reliability of voting technology, and the procedures for recounts and contesting election results. It also led to significant changes in voting processes and equipment, with many states adopting new standards for ballots and voting machines to prevent a recurrence of the confusion and errors that plagued the 2000 election in Florida.

A) judicial restraint.
B) racial equality and social justice.
C) free market principles.
D) true libertarianism.

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Students should first realize what a his...

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A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fourth

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A) A wide coalition of conservatives and liberals supported its passage.
B) It made divorces for heterosexual couples more difficult.
C) Some states were still required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
D) It came in response to a state court's ruling that laws barring same-sex marriages were unconstitutional.

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A) Some conservatives have claimed that homosexuals violate nature and that AIDS is nature's way of getting even.
B) Its victims are exclusively homosexuals and drug users.
C) Distributing condoms has had no effect on reducing the number of cases.
D) Nothing has slowed the growing number of deaths it has wrought.

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The Dayton Agreement, also known as the Dayton Accords, refers to a peace agreement reached at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, in the United States, on November 21, 1995. It was formally signed in Paris on December 14, 1995. The agreement put an end to the three-and-a-half-year-long Bosnian War, one of the conflicts resulting from the disintegration of Yugoslavia. The Dayton Agreement was negotiated by the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia, with the active involvement of international mediators, including representatives from the United States and the European Union. The chief negotiator and architect of the peace deal was Richard Holbrooke, a United States diplomat. The accords laid out the framework for the post-war political structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina, creating a complex governmental system intended to satisfy the demands of the three main ethnic groups in the country: Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats. The agreement established two entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (with a majority of Bosniaks and Croats) and the Republika Srpska (with a majority of Serbs). The Dayton Agreement also included provisions for a central government with a rotating presidency, a two-chamber legislature, a constitutional court, and a division of responsibilities between the central government and the entities. Additionally, it provided for the return of refugees, the establishment of a human rights commission, and the creation of an international peacekeeping force to ensure compliance with the military aspects of the agreement. The Dayton Accords have been both praised for stopping the bloodshed and criticized for entrenching ethnic divisions within the country. Despite its shortcomings, the agreement remains the basis for the constitutional structure of Bosnia and Herzegovina today.