MCQ Questions
Q.1.
What was a major cause of destruction in New Orleans in August of 2005?
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    It raised standards for all students.
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    defaults on mortgages for homes
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    flooding
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    It was close and controversial.
Q.2.
The outcome of the US presidential election in 2000 was determined by
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    many residents had not evacuated.
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    It was close and controversial.
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    defaults on mortgages for homes
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    the Electoral College.
Q.3.
How many electoral votes did George W. Bush win in the 2000 election?
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    271
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    272
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    270
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    27
Q.4.
What was the initial result of the presidential election in 2000?
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    It raised standards for all students.
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    defaults on mortgages for homes
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    It was close and controversial.
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    many ballots could not be read by machine.
Q.5.
Following the 2000 presidential election, the Bush campaign
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    It was close and controversial.
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    many ballots could not be read by machine.
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    defaults on mortgages for homes
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    appealed the Florida Supreme Court's decision to allow a hand recount.
Q.6.
A problem that occurred in Florida during the 2000 election was that
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    many ballots could not be read by machine.
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    It was close and controversial.
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    many residents had not evacuated.
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    It raised standards for all students.
Q.7.
In the presidential election of 2000, Al Gore
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    a global recession.
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    It was close and controversial.
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    won the popular vote.
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    the Electoral College.
Q.8.
President George W. Bush believed that the best way to improve the economy was by
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    banks and other financial institutions.
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    increase production of fossil fuels and nuclear power.
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    could stay in the country for a short time as guest workers.
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    cutting taxes.
Q.9.
President George W. Bush gave tax credits to energy companies to
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    banks and other financial institutions.
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    could stay in the country for a short time as guest workers.
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    cutting taxes.
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    increase production of fossil fuels and nuclear power.
Q.10.
Which best describes the role of the US Supreme Court in the 2000 presidential election?
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    appealed the Florida Supreme Court's decision to allow a hand recount.
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    It raised standards for all students.
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    It was close and controversial.
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    It stopped a recount in Florida, resulting in Bush's election.
Q.11.
One reason Hurricane Katrina was so devastating for New Orleans is that
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    many ballots could not be read by machine.
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    many residents had not evacuated.
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    defaults on mortgages for homes
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    It raised standards for all students.
Q.12.
A result of the US recession that began in 2008 was
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    the Electoral College.
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    a global recession.
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    won the popular vote.
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    many ballots could not be read by machine.