United States Globalization and Economic Policies Quiz

What impact did globalization have on labor unions in the United States?

• Increase in membership and influence

• Decrease in membership and influence

• No impact on labor unions

• Strengthening of union laws

What was the purpose of the "No Child Left Behind" act?

• To increase funding for private schools

• To improve American education system competitiveness

• To reduce the number of standardized tests

• To eliminate public education

What was a significant economic policy introduced by President Bill Clinton?

• Increase in military spending

• Establishment of the earned income tax credit

• Reduction of national debt through increased tariffs

• Elimination of the income tax

What was a major outcome of the 2000 presidential election?

• Immediate resolution of the election results

• Recount of ballots in Florida

• Unanimous decision by the Supreme Court

• Election of Al Gore as President

What economic event is referred to as the "Great Recession"?

• The economic boom of the 1990s

• The financial crisis of 2007-2009

• The stock market crash of 1929

• The oil crisis of the 1970s

What was a key focus of Barack Obama's economic policy during his presidency?

• Increasing tariffs on imports

• Implementing a second stimulus package

• Reducing taxes for the wealthy

• Eliminating healthcare reform

What was the Affordable Care Act also known as?

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• Obama Care

• Health Security Act

What major global role did the United States assume after the Cold War?

• World's largest economy

• World's only superpower

• World's leading democracy

• World's largest military

What event led to the United States leading a military response in the early 1990s?

• Invasion of Afghanistan

• Invasion of Kuwait

• Invasion of Iraq

• Invasion of Iran

Which group was primarily targeted by the US military after the 9/11 attacks?

• ISIS

• Taliban and al Qaeda

• Hezbollah

• Hamas