1.
Sectional violence has been taking place in Iraq between two Islamic factions, the Shi'ites and _____.
Taliban
jihad
Sunnis

2.
Obama was the ___ youngest elected president in American history.

3.
What two universities did Barack Obama graduate from?
Harvard Law School
Occidental College
University of Hawaii
Columbia University

4.
People in opposition to multiculturalism believe it:
causes a splintering of society
protects the immigrant's heritage
brings about a loss of national identity
causes too much diversity in society

5.
What were United Nations inspectors looking for in Iraq prior to the Iraqi War?
the terrorist Osama bin Laden
refugees from the Iran War
weapons of mass destruction
an alleged slavery ring

6.
At the beginning of the Afghanistan War, allied ground forces were supplied by the:
Afghan Northern Alliance
Taliban
French and British
Afghan Freedom Fighters

7.
One of the ways in which American companies compete on a global level is by _____.
raising their prices
lowering their tariffs
outsourcing labor
using only American

8.
Supporters of bilingual education point out that:
bilingual education students score higher on standardized tests
foreign-born students can learn English while studying other subjects
it allows students to integrate into the American educational system
foreign-born students do not need to transition into English classes

9. skip

10.
The name ___ means freedom fighter. (sheik, mujahadeen, or jihad)

11.
The war in Afghanistan was given the name Operation ___ Freedom.

12.
Shortly after taking office, President Obama pushed through a ___ billion dollar stimulus package to get America back on its feet.

13.
Which nation tested a nuclear weapon underground in 2009?
Russia
North Korea
South Korea

14.
Those people who favor allowing or increasing immigration levels state that newly arrived immigrants:
do not overtax government health services
do not take jobs away from American citizens
add money and new ideas to the country
are very supportive of the United States

15.
What three things did Obama do that greatly helped his presidential campaign?
He visited and campaigned in all fifty states.
He refused to accept public finance money.
He let others do most of the individual campaigning.
He opened campaign offices in all fifty states.
He accepted all the public finance money.
He took private donations via the Internet.