FSOT: 500 Test Prep Study Questions - Question List

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421. Which President proposed a domestic plan known as The Great Society, which included extensive legislation aimed at ending racial injustice and poverty in America?
  1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  2. John F. Kennedy
  3. Lyndon B. Johnson
  4. Bill Clinton
422. The Scopes trial in Tennessee that captured national and international media attention in 1925, centered on what controversial issue?
  1. Organized prayer in public schools
  2. Teaching the theory of evolution in public schools
  3. Public school segregation
  4. Mandatory school attendance
423. The Justice Department investigation and ensuing political scandal commonly known as Whitewater centered on what allegation?
  1. Pre-presidency involvement of Bill Clinton in illegal real estate transactions
  2. Sexual involvement between President Bill Clinton and a White House intern
  3. Sexual harassment claims against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas
  4. Violations of campaign finance law by the Republican Party
424. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North was the key figure in what event in the 1980's?
  1. The illegal sale of arms to Iran to aid Nicaraguan contras
  2. The attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan
  3. CIA assistance to Afghani fighters against Soviet invasion
  4. The failed rescue attempt of American hostages in Iran
425. What was one of the main themes of Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel, The Jungle?
  1. The need for government regulation to protect consumers from corporate greed
  2. The desperate plight of American farmers in the drought ridden southwest
  3. America as a land of opportunity for immigrants
  4. The triumph of democracy over totalitarian regimes around the world

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