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darbym82 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

) Following charges that President Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with a White House intern, his public approval rating

A. immediately dropped to historic lows.

B. rose slightly and then dropped sharply.

C. rose to record levels.

D. gradually dropped more precipitously as details emerged.

E. remained largely unchanged.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo?

A. Most of the United States' western European allies opposed any intervention in the conflict.

B. The Serbian leader agreed to a cease-fire after little more than a week of bombing.

C. The U.S. bombed the separatist groups in Kosovo to try to force them to reunite with Serbia.

D. President Clinton showed little interest in working through international bodies like NATO or the UN to deal with the conflict.

E. The U.S. committed more ground troops to the conflict than it did for the first Iraq War.

Question 3

On December 19, 1998, the House voted to impeach President Clinton for

A. lying to a grand jury.

B. corrupting America's youth.

C. obstructing justice.

D. lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice.

E. engaging in an illicit affair.

Question 4

In 1998, the federal budget

A. set a record for deficit spending.

B. saw its first surplus in thirty years.

C. was one-third smaller than it had been six years earlier.

D. had cut military spending in half from its Cold War peak.

E. had paid off the national debt.

Question 5

In 1996, significant legislation was passed by Congress concerning

A. welfare programs.

B. rising health care costs.

C. occupational health care.

D. primary school education.

E. the criminal appeals process.