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Social Science & History Part 1/2 Review
Study Test for CLEP
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Undergraduate 1
01/15/2011

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Following the events of September 11th, the attack by the United States and a multination coalition was directed at what country?
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Afghanistan
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What significant controversial event happened at the end of the 2000 presidential election?
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Term
Who succeeded Boris Yeltsin as the new Russian president at the end of 1999?
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Vladimir Putin
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A tax that an idividual pays on profits from the sales of stocks, bonds, or property is known as the _____ ?
Definition
capital gains tax
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Members of the National Rifle Association would look to which amendment of the U.S. constitution to support their opposition to comprehensive gun control policies?
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The Second Ammendment (The right to bear arms)
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Which country in the Balkans was bombed for 77 days by NATO air forces in 1999?
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Croatia
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A state that has five representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives would have how many electoral votes?
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seven
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The last time Congress officially delcared war upon another nation or nations was at the start of ____ ?
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World War II
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What other country besides Iran was involved in the Iran-Contra scandal?
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Nicaragua
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A salaried representative of an interest group is traditionally called a(n) ____ ?
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Lobbyist
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According to a specific compromise oat the 1787 Constitutional Convention, a state having 20,000 slaves in it's population would actually count how many slaves for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress?
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12,000
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A tariff is a(n) ______ ?
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tax placed on imports coming into a nation
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NAFTA is an economic alliance consisting of what three nations?
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The United States, Canada, and Mexico
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In the field of sociology, using the case study approach, there is a problem with _____ ?
Definition
over-orginization
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The power to tax is an example of what kind of power?
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Concurrent power
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Our attitudes towards sexual behavior, politics, economics, and religion are generally shaped by ____ ?
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Feedback from reference groups
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Which of the following is not a form of renewable energy? Wind, tide, natural gas, geothermal, hydroelectric.
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Natural Gas
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In the 2000 political race, one term that was frequently used was "soft money." What does this refer to?
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Money given to political parties that is not subject to limits in terms of the size of individual or corporate contributions
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