Review Questions

1. The prison operated by the U.S. military for the detention and interrogation of terrorist suspects and “enemy combatants” is located at ________.

Kuwait City, Kuwait
Riker’s Island, New York
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Lahore, Pakistan

2. Unwarranted wiretapping in the United States was conducted by ________.

the FBI
the CIA
the New York Times
the NSA

3. In what ways did the U.S. government attempt to deny the rights of prisoners taken in Afghanistan and Iraq?

4. What investment banking firm went bankrupt in 2008, signaling the beginning of a major economic crisis?

CitiBank
Wells Fargo
Lehman Brothers
Price Waterhouse

5. A subprime mortgage is ________.

a high-risk, high-interest loan
a federal bailout for major banks
a form of insurance on investments
a form of political capital

6. What are the pros and cons of school vouchers?

7. A popular Mexican American studies program was banned by the state of ________, which accused it of causing resentment of White people.

New Mexico
California
Arizona
Texas

8. The first state to allow same-sex marriage was ________.

Massachusetts
New York
California
Pennsylvania

9. What was the result of the Bush administration’s unwillingness to recognize that climate change is being accelerated by human activity?

10. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in ________.

2007
2009
2013
2014

11. Which of the following is not a goal of Obamacare (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)?

to provide all Americans with access to affordable health insurance
to require that everyone in the United States acquire some form of health insurance
to lower the costs of healthcare
to increase employment in the healthcare industry

12. What has Barack Obama done to make college education more accessible?