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Bush and Clinton Answers

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Which of the following was one of Clinton’s goals to improve the economy?

A
increasing the nation’s deficit
B
increasing prices on international goods
C
running the country less like a business
D
running the country more like a business
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President Bush’s approval rating fell at the end of his presidency in part because

A
he lost the Persian Gulf War.
B
he sent US troops to Panama.
C
he failed to stop the Oklahoma City bombing.
D
he broke a promise not to raise taxes and the economy slowed.
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President George H. W. Bush realized that in order to pay the government’s debt, he had to

i
increase taxes.
w
win the war with Iraq.
c
create new savings and loan banks.
m
make the government more like a business.
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One of President Clinton’s goals to improve the economy was

t
to have the states bear the burden of lowering the deficit.
t
to make US citizens responsible for lowering the deficit.
t
to share the responsibility for government debt reduction.
t
to take all of the responsibility for government debt reduction.
5

Why did US and coalition troops try to stop Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait?

A
The United Nations would fail without Kuwait’s support.
B
The world depended on Kuwait for oil.
C
Stopping Iraq would remove Hussein from power.
D
Stopping Iraq would ensure peace in the Middle East.
6

In 1998, two years after signing the Dayton Accords, Serbia

A
united with Bosnia.
B
welcomed NATO.
C
resumed fighting.
D
stopped fighting.
7

As a result of the Gulf War,

A
Saddam Hussein fell from power.
B
Bush’s popularity soared.
C
oil prices fell to an all-time low.
D
Kuwaiti soldiers set Iraqi oil wells on fire.
8

In the 1980s, Bush proposed legislation to save the banking industry at a cost of

A
millions of dollars.
B
billions of dollars.
C
thousands of dollars.
D
trillions of dollars.
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I
It was in a recession.
I
It was in a depression.
T
The federal budget was balanced.
T
The deficit was somewhat lowered.
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Why did Clinton agree to the revisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade?

A
to increase taxes on services moving between the United States, Mexico, and Canada
B
to reduce international tariffs on industrial goods by forty percent
C
to increase US tariffs on agricultural products by forty percent
D
to end many taxes on goods traded among the United States, Mexico, and Canada

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