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Which of the following best describes the Bush doctrine? |
It is the right of the United States to wage a preemptive war against any nation that might one day threaten the United States. |
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The rationale given for attacking and invading the country of Iraq in 2003 was that |
the country possessed weapons of mass destruction, of various kinds, that could be used against the United States. |
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Abu Ghraib refers to |
an Iraqi prison where U.S. soldiers tortured and humiliated prisoners of war. |
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As a political movement, the Tea Party is characterized by |
its free-market libertarianism. |
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One of the biggest successes of Obama’s presidency was |
passage of the Affordable Care Act. |
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Obama achieved all of the following in the war on terror except |
He closed the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. |
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After September 11, it became clear that the al Qaeda network operated from a base of power in |
Afghanistan. |
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Shortly after taking office, which of the following signaled a potential problem for George Bush from his own party? |
Republican Senator Jim Jeffords declaring himself an independent. |
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The centerpiece of George W. Bush’s agenda when he entered office was |
a large tax cut for wealthy Americans. |
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According to the USA PATRIOT Act |
the federal government no longer needs a warrant to monitor libraries, banks, bookstores and homes for suspected terrorists. |
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