Question 1
Voters in 1998 responded to the Lewinsky scandal by:
A) heavily defeating Democratic candidates.
B) giving strong margins to pro-impeachment congressmen.
C) giving Democrats more seats in Congress.
D) increasing the Republican share in both houses of Congress.
Question 2
The ultimate end to the debate over Proposition 187 was:
A) the enactment of a number of English-only laws across the United States.
B) the voters of California ratifying it by a close margin.
C) the abolition of affirmative action programs.
D) a federal judge declaring it unconstitutional.
Question 3
Examples of the culture wars in the 1990s include controversies over all of the following EXCEPT:
A) illegal immigration.
B) the impact of the Internet.
C) gay marriage.
D) affirmative action.
Question 4
In the Little Steel agreement, the National War Labor Board
A) ended a strike against U.S. Steel.
B) ended a strike against the Bethlehem, Republic, Youngstown, and Inland Steel companies.
C) set wages at some steel companies higher than at others.
D) limited wage increases at the Bethlehem, Republic, Youngstown, and Inland Steel companies.
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