Question 1
What effect did the war on drugs have on the prison system?
A) It created a boom in the prison population in the 1980s and 1990s.
B) It led to fewer incarcerations.
C) It increased the number of inmates on Death Row.
D) It penalized drug crimes by fines instead of jail time.
Question 2
The Republicans pushed the Contract with America agenda right after __________.
A) the nomination of Bob Dole in 1996
B) George Bush's defeat in 1992
C) President Clinton's reelection in 1996
D) their historic victory in the midterm elections of 1994
Question 3
In March 1999, NATO began a bombing campaign in __________.
A) Kosovo
B) Bosnia
C) Somalia
D) Haiti
Question 4
By the early 1990s, many young American voters had come to believe that __________.
A) individual opportunities were diminishing
B) American foreign policy was being neglected
C) the economic problems of the 1990s did not affect their lives
D) the Republicans had placed too much emphasis on social policies