Chapter 32 Flashcards
When Bill Clinton assumed the presidency in 1993, he
enjoyed a powerful mandate from the American voters.
faced an adversarial Republican majority in Congress.
brought a highly ambitious domestic political agenda.
had few perceived political weaknesses.
benefited from strong and resilient Democratic majorities in Congress.
brought a highly ambitious domestic political agenda
After a difficult battle, Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA), which eliminated most trade barriers among
the United States and Mexico.
the United States and most of the countries of Western Europe.
the United States and Canada.
the United States and the Latin American Countries of South America.
the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
the United States, Canada, and Mexico
In his first year as president, Bill Clinton secured from Congress all of the following EXCEPT
a significant reduction in many areas of government spending.
an international free-trade agreement.
a national health reform plan.
a large tax increase on the wealthy.
an expansion of tax credits to low-income working people.
a national health reform plan
A pressing foreign policy issue of the first years of the Clinton administration concerned a civil war in
Bosnia.
Taiwan.
Egypt.
Panama.
the Ukraine.
Bosnia
As a result of the 1994 elections,
President Clinton moved toward the political left.
Republicans won majorities in both houses of Congress.
President Clinton proposed a national health care plan.
Republicans in Congress moved toward the political center.
President Clinton reaffirmed his commitment to big government.
Republicans won majorities in both houses of Congress
In 1995, the Clinton administration and Congress
could not agree on whether or not to cut taxes.
had a smooth political relationship.
were both moving to the political left.
both favored reductions in federal spending.
passed a dramatic welfare reform bill.
both favored reductions in federal spending
In late 1995 and early 1996, the public largely blamed a budget impasse that shut down the federal government on
congressional Republicans.
congressional Democrats.
President Bill Clinton.
First Lady Hillary Clinton.
both Democrats and Republicans equally.
congressional Republicans
In 1996, significant reform legislation was passed by Congress concerning
primary school education.
rising health care costs.
occupational health care.
the criminal appeals process.
welfare programs.
welfare programs
The 1996 presidential election saw
Bob Dole appear to take a commanding lead in the early public opinion polls.
President Bill Clinton shift to the political left to gain support among his party.
President Clinton find his greatest campaign strength in a strong economy.
Ross Perot nearly double the number of votes he received in 1992.
President Clinton’s campaign gain momentum in the final weeks.
President Clinton find his greatest campaign strength in a strong economy
In the 1996 election,
the Reform Party emerged as a powerful third political party.
President Bill Clinton failed to receive 50 percent of the popular vote.
Democrats regained control of the House but not the Senate.
Bob Dole placed third in the race.
President Clinton barely eked out a victory in the electoral vote.
President Bill Clinton failed to receive 50 percent of the popular vote
Bill Clinton was the first Democrat to win two terms as president since
Lyndon Johnson.
Harry Truman.
Woodrow Wilson.
Grover Cleveland.
Franklin Roosevelt.
Franklin Roosevelt
In 1998, the federal budget
set a record for deficit spending.
was one-third smaller than it had been six years earlier.
saw its first surplus in thirty years.
had paid off the national debt.
had cut military spending in half from its Cold War peak.
saw its first surplus in thirty years
Regarding scandals surrounding President Bill Clinton,
charges of impropriety had existed throughout his term in office.
Clinton admitted to corruption during his first weeks in office.
the Lewinsky affair marked the first in a series of scandals to plague the president.
the public seemed ready to condemn Clinton based on his previous reputation when allegations of sexual impropriety were leveled against him.
few charges of impropriety were leveled at the president until his 1996 reelection.
charges of impropriety had existed throughout his terms in office
In 1998, following charges that President Bill Clinton had a sexual relationship with a White House intern, his public approval rating
immediately dropped to historic lows.
gradually dropped more precipitously as details emerged.
remained largely unchanged.
rose slightly and then dropped sharply.
rose to record levels and remained high throughout the year that followed.
rose to record levels and remained high throughout the year that followed
On December 19, 1998, the House voted to impeach President Clinton for
lying to a grand jury.
obstructing justice.
engaging in an illicit affair.
corrupting America’s youth.
lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice.
lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice
Which of the following is true of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo?
Most of the United States’ western European allies opposed any intervention in the conflict.
The Serbian leader agreed to a cease-fire after little more than a week of bombing.
The U.S. committed more ground troops to the conflict than it did for the first Iraq War.
President Clinton showed little interest in working through international bodies like NATO or the UN to deal with the conflict.
The U.S. bombed the separatist groups in Kosovo to try to force them to reunite with Serbia.
The Serbian leader agreed to a cease-fire after little more than a week of bombing
In 1999, nearing the end of his presidency, Bill Clinton
had endured many scandals and setbacks throughout his administration.
saw his personal popularity higher than when he took office.
faced another crisis in the Balkans.
both saw his personal popularity higher than when he took office, and faced another crisis in the Balkans.
All these answers are correct.
All these answers are correct
The 2000 election campaign was characterized in part by the
extreme policy positions taken by the major party candidates.
opinion polls that indicated the election would be very close.
difficulty George W. Bush had in gaining the Republican nomination.
presence of a strong third political party.
failed Senate bid by former First Lady Hillary Clinton.
opinion polls that indicated the election would be very close
On the day of the 2000 election,
George W. Bush won the electoral college.
Ralph Nader urged his supporters to vote for Al Gore.
Al Gore won popular vote.
Pat Buchanan gave up his votes to George W. Bush.
All these answers are correct.
Al Gore won popular vote
The 2000 election results were decided
after a national recount showed that George W. Bush had won a narrow victory.
when Al Gore dropped his efforts to have further recounts in Florida.
after the Republican secretary of state of Florida certified Bush as the winner.
when the Supreme Court ended all efforts to recount the votes in Florida.
after the House of Representatives voted to choose George W. Bush as the winner.
after the Republican secretary of state of Florida certified Bush as the winner
In its first year in office, the Bush administration
worked hard to build coalitions across party lines.
passed the largest tax cut in American history.
liberalized scientific restrictions on stem-cell research.
reduced federal budget deficits considerably.
primarily relied on Republican moderates for support.
passed the largest tax cut in American history
During the 1980s and 1990s, American corporations sought to become more competitive by reducing
labor costs.
investments in technology.
Mergers.
both labor costs and mergers.
None of these answers is correct.
labor costs
