In the first year of his presidency, President Bill Clinton's major goal, a program to assure affordable health care for all Americans, was defeated by ____________________.
A. a close vote in the House of Representatives
B. a betrayal by liberal Democrats who wanted to punish Clinton for being too conservative
C. special interest groups that were too powerful to be defeated by the health-care task force
D. the fear of the American public that the health-care plan was the first step toward socialized medicine
Answer: C
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A) baptism ceremonies B) birthing customs C) singing psalms and hymns D) death and burial rituals
The reports of the Spanish geographer al-Bakri confirm that religious attitudes in Ghana were characterized by
a. accommodation to different religious groups. b. the incorporation of new gods into the traditional pantheon. c. militant conversion to Islam. d. gradual conversion to Christianity.
One of the results of the sexual revolution was
a. looser morals. b. the advent of the AIDS epidemic. c. earlier sexual activity and more partners. d. less availability of contraception. e. later age at marriage.
In 1968, during the Democratic convention in Chicago, antiwar protesters
A. forced significant changes to the party platform. B. went on a destructive rampage through city streets. C. invaded the convention hall. D. were attacked by police in a bloody riot in the streets of Chicago. E. organized a massive hunger strike that drew worldwide notice.