Which of the following would most likely occur under the U.S. Patriot Act?
A. The government intensifies new citizenship requirements.
B. The government conducts Internet and telephone surveillance.
C. The government trains civilians in counterterrorism strategies.
D. The government deploys more troops to the Middle East.
B. The government conducts Internet and telephone surveillance.
Which of the following is part of the “pivot to Asia” strategy?
A. limiting trade.
B. organizing protests.
C. forming partnerships.
D. ending piracy.
C. forming partnerships.
Which factor best shows why the demand for dot-com stocks created an unstable economic situation?
A. Low inflation led investors to buy more shares than necessary.
B. The demand for subprime mortgages increased at the same time.
C. Investors drove prices higher than the worth of the stock.
D. Large companies like Google controlled too much market share.
C. Investors drove prices higher than the worth of the stock.
Which example best shows how Congressional Republicans wanted to reduce government spending?
A. refusing to vote for any federal tax increases
B. refusing to vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling
C. demanding remaining troops in Afghanistan be brought home
D. demanding Fannie Mae lower interest rates on loans
B. refusing to vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling
What was the purpose of the Kepler mission?
A. to search the Milky Way galaxy for new planets
B. to study our solar system for signs of life
C. to investigate how Mars was formed
D. to examine samples of Martian soil for life
A. to search the Milky Way galaxy for new planets
Which factor best explains the rise in greenhouse gases that has contributed to climate change?
A. the development of biotechnology
B. the chemicals found in devices like smartphones
C. the increased use of pesticides on crops
D. the burning of fossil fuels