Terrorism and Its Challenges — Unit test Answers

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Affirmative action policies could be best described as

A
accepted.
B
controversial.
C
successful.
D
unfair.
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Which guaranteed students with disabilities a “free appropriate public education” in an environment that was not restrictive?

A
the Social Security Act of 1935
B
the Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act
C
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
D
the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation
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Which best states the overall goal of deinstitutionalizing people with disabilities?

A
normalization
B
employment equality
C
educational equality
D
eugenics
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 aimed to normalize people with disabilities by

A
requiring employers to provide them access to public and work spaces.
B
establishing the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.
C
establishing both the March of Dimes and the Special Olympics.
D
guaranteeing all children equal access to public education.
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What is considered the most important counterterrorism law ever passed by Congress?

A
the Privacy Act
B
the Anti-Patriot Act
C
the Patriot Act
D
the Surveillance Act
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Which of the following best describes the history of Mormonism in the US?

A
Mormonism was spread from Europe to the US.
B
Mormonism arose from the Second Great Awakening but was driven by Protestants into present-day Utah.
C
Mormonism arose from the First Great Awakening but was driven by Catholics into present-day Utah.
D
Mormonism arose and played an important role in settling the Massachusetts Bay colony.
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Opponents of affirmative action argued that the programs

A
did not address present-day discrimination.
B
helped white students with the highest grades.
C
were unfair to white students with higher grades.
D
were appropriate in certain situations.
8

As of 2019, a majority of Americans identified as

A
Muslim.
B
Christian.
C
Jewish.
D
Atheist.
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Which of the following names three religions introduced to the United States by Asian immigrants?

A
Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism
B
Protestantism, Shintoism, and Hinduism
C
Catholicism, Hinduism, and Buddhism
D
Shintoism, Catholicism, and Buddhism
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During the late 1800s and early 1900s, new waves of immigration brought large numbers of

A
American Indians to the US.
B
Atheists to the US.
C
Mormons to the US.
D
Catholics and Jews to the US.
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Prevention, recognition, and legal equality for people with mental disabilities were among the stated priorities of

A
the system of asylums in the early 1900s.
B
the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation.
C
the eugenics movement.
D
the 1918 Smith-Sears Veterans Rehabilitation Act.
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In Regents v. Bakke, the Supreme Court found that

A
racial quotas were not discriminatory.
B
Bakke should not have been admitted.
C
minority students could not be admitted over white students.
D
colleges could still consider race when admitting students.

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