Why did Hurricane Katrina have such a huge impact on New Orleans?

it's surrounded by water and is below sea level

Third parties address issues not raised by the major parties and....

pull votes away from the major parties

Another example of US culture spreading to other parts of the world is...

a girl in China buys a hip hop CD

One reason Bush sent troops to Afghanistan after 9/11 was...

to find weapons of mass destruction

How did the internet effect people?

with its ease of obtaining information

What was the Supreme Court's role in the 2000 election declaring Bush the president?

vote recount was constitutional

The result of the US sending troops to fight in the Persian Gulf War was...

S. Hussein was kicked out and Kuwait was liberated

What did the Bush administration do to aid Iraq after destroying Saddam Hussein?

federal debt increased because of military spending

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1
What event reflected how elected officials face greater scrutiny?
Ronald Reagan getting shot
Obama's recognition of Sonia Sotomayor
Bill Clinton's Impeachment
George Bush's actions after 9/11
2
Why did Hurricane Katrina have such a huge impact on New Orleans?
it's surrounded by water and is below sea level
the sea wall wasn't built up to code
there weren't enough sandbags to prevent flooding
people didn't listen to governor's notice to stay put
3
Who is someone who organizes and manages a new enterprise using new concepts and technology?
entrepreneur
financial adviser
campaign manager
district leader
4
Who created the most successful operating software for personal computers?
Sam Walton
Donald Trump
Bill Gates
Robert Johnson
5
The Family and Medical Leave Act requires employers to let its employees off for...
searching for a new job
new baby
moving into a new home
funerals
6
NAFTA eliminated tariffs and quotas on exports to...
Canada and Mexico
Alaska and Hawaii
North and South America
Panama and Colombia
7
The 2008 election of Obama was historical because...
he won almost unanimously
it was the smallest voter turnout ever
a minority candidate won
the Supreme Court increased its judges
8
Third parties address issues not raised by the major parties and....
have had 2 presidents elected
pull votes away from the major parties
are seen as illegitimate
has billions of followers
9
An example of cultural diffusion is...
unemployment in the west
new technology for computers
fighting between 2 different religions
the rise of baseball in Japan
10
Another example of US culture spreading to other parts of the world is...
a boy in the south learns how to skateboard
the first electric car is produced in Germany
a kid eats McDonald's for the first time
a girl in China buys a hip hop CD
11
What stimulates consumer demand by lowering trade barriers?
Americans with Disabilities Act
Family Medical Leave Act
US PATRIOT Act
World Trade Organization
12
After 9/11, President Bush deployed troops to...
Iran and Kuwait
Afghanistan and Iraq
Persian Gulf
North and South Vietnam
13
One reason Bush sent troops to Afghanistan after 9/11 was...
to start new factories for a cheaper cost
to find weapons of mass destruction
to find new oil reserves
to help them fight in the Persian Gulf War
14
Another reason Hurricane Katrina was so destructive was because...
everyone tried to leave the city at once
the infrastructure wasn't solid enough
the levee system failed
it was the worst hurricane in the gulf's history
15
How did the internet effect people?
by creating conflict with less developed countries
by offering new jobs for immigrants
by lowering the unemployment rate
with its ease of obtaining information
16
The act of the Supreme Court stepping in when a president doesn't veto or approve a bill is...
executive privelege
checks and balances
operator veto
judicial bias
17
What was the Supreme Court's role in the 2000 election declaring Bush the president?
a 3rd party candidate almost won
vote recount was constitutional
Gore should've been the president by a landslide
Bush spent too much money on his campaign
18
How did Bush work towards the prevention of terrorism against the US?
Anti-Terrorist Act
NAFTA
US PATRIOT Act
Americans with Disabilities Act
19
The result of the US sending troops to fight in the Persian Gulf War was...
Afghanistan took over Saudi Arabia
Iranian forces were victorious
new oil fields were found and the US profited
S. Hussein was kicked out and Kuwait was liberated
20
What led to increased business competition and lower consumer prices?
higher tariffs
Free trade
migration from rural to urban areas
end of the Rust Belt in the north
21
What did the Bush administration do to aid Iraq after destroying Saddam Hussein?
federal debt increased because of military spending
profited with all the oil reserves the US confiscated
abruptly pulled all troops out of the region
open free trade with war torn countries of the Middle East

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