Author Question: Congress finally agreed to pass the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) when: A) the Dow fell by ... (Read 121 times)

awywial · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

President Dwight D. Eisenhower was popular because he was a fiscal conservative who worked to balance the budget without attacking major New Deal initiatives such as social security and unemployment insurance.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

The central domestic policy Obama focused on was securing Congressional passage of:

A) an extension of the Patriot Act.
B) repeal of the Bush tax cuts.
C) health care reform legislation.
D) an immediate withdrawal from Iraq.

Question 3

Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:

A) mainly bailed out banks and financial institutions.
B) cost only half as much as the TARP program.
C) promised to create 3.5 million jobs by 2011.
D) focused on restoring stock prices.

Question 4

Congress finally agreed to pass the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) when:

A) the Dow fell by nearly 800 points.
B) Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy.
C) Barack Obama won the presidential election.
D) Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast.