USH Unit 12 New Millennium Test Review

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Which event did NOT contribute to a tumultuous (chaotic or confused) start to the new millennium? The September 11 attacks by the terrorist group al-Qaeda, The recount of Florida votes in the 2000 election, Fear of the Y2K bug - that computers would not recognize "00" in the year 2000, Fear of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq

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Fear of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq

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What was President G.W. Bush's policy (known as the Bush Doctrine) on the war on terror?

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The United States would act alone if necessary to seek out and strike terror groups and any group that supported them anywhere in the world.

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Which Obama-era law did Republicans oppose because they believed it 1) was unconstitutional to require people to make a particular purchase and 2) it expanded the role of government? Options: The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), renewal of the PATRIOT Act

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)

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What term is best defined as: a political movement that claims to represent the interests of the common person against a perceived elite group?

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populism