FSOT Practice Exam Questions with
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USSC: In which of the following incidents did diplomatic negotiations came to a halt
when the U.S. was asked for a bribe in 1797 by another government? - correct Answer-
XYZ Affair
USSC: In the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, about what percentage of voters were
from households with a labor union member? - correct Answer-25
USSC: Which of the following pieces of legislation criminalizes the production and
distribution of technology that circumvents copyright-protection measures for such
media as compact discs and DVDs? - correct Answer-The Digital Millennium Copyright
Act
USSC: After the Telecommunications Act of 1996 removed most ownership restrictions
of radio stations, one company was able to buy many more stations and now owns
more than 1,000. This company, which is the largest radio-station chain in the U.S., is...
- correct Answer-Clear Channel Communications
USSC: The 1998 Foreign Affairs Restructuring Act significantly impacted U.S. public
diplomacy in that it: - correct Answer-formally dissolved the U.S. Information Agency
USSC: When the A.F.L.-C.I.O. gave support to the Solidarity movement in Poland, a
leading figure in the effort was: - correct Answer-Lane Kirkland
USSC: The action by which a single labor union attempts to close down an entire
construction site or project is called - correct Answer-situs picketing
USSC: The origins of the American holiday, Labor Day, are rooted in which event? -
correct Answer-The breaking of the Pullman strike by President Cleveland
USSC: The Molly Maguires were... - correct Answer-anti-management laborers in the
coal-mining industry
USSC: Which African American runner won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in
Berlin? - correct Answer-Jesse Owens
USSC: Which woman is recognized for her role in founding the American Red Cross? -
correct Answer-Clara Barton
, USSC: Which organization states as its goal equality for women in all sectors of
society? - correct Answer-National Organization for Women (NOW)
USSC: Which President proposed a domestic plan known as The Great Society? -
correct Answer-Lyndon B. Johnson
USSC: The Scopes Trial in Tennessee that captured national and international media
attention in 1925, centered on what controversial issue? - correct Answer-Teach the
theory of evolution in public schools
USSC: The Justice Department investigation and ensuing political scandal commonly
known as Whitewater centered on what allegation? - correct Answer-Pre-presidency
involvement of Bill Clinton in illegal real estate transactions
USSC: Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North was the key figure in what even in the 1980s? -
correct Answer-The illegal sale of arms to Iran to aid Nicaraguan contras
USSC: What was one of the main themes of Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel, The Jungle? -
correct Answer-The need for government regulation to protect consumers from
corporate greed
USSC: Which period of time in American history is commonly referred to as the
Progressive Era? - correct Answer-1890 to 1920
USSC: What was the significance of Harvard's 1947 commencement speech given by
SOS George Marshall? - correct Answer-It proposed a European developed plan for
post-war reconstruction financially aided by the US
USSC: Which television program holds the distinction of being the longest running news
or current events program in TV history? - correct Answer-Meet the Press
USSC: Senator Joseph McCarthy's name has become historically linked to
Congressional hearings investigating which of the following? - correct Answer-
Communists in the U.S. government
USSC: At the time of its conception, which of the following had the largest impact on the
US' national economy in terms of encouraging mass production for a national market of
consumers? - correct Answer-The railroad system
USSC: Black Tuesday is a reference to which significant event in American history? -
correct Answer-The stock market crash preceding the Great Depression
USSC: Which label is commonly used to describe people born from the mid-1960s to
the mid-1980s? - correct Answer-Generation X
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USSC: In which of the following incidents did diplomatic negotiations came to a halt
when the U.S. was asked for a bribe in 1797 by another government? - correct Answer-
XYZ Affair
USSC: In the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, about what percentage of voters were
from households with a labor union member? - correct Answer-25
USSC: Which of the following pieces of legislation criminalizes the production and
distribution of technology that circumvents copyright-protection measures for such
media as compact discs and DVDs? - correct Answer-The Digital Millennium Copyright
Act
USSC: After the Telecommunications Act of 1996 removed most ownership restrictions
of radio stations, one company was able to buy many more stations and now owns
more than 1,000. This company, which is the largest radio-station chain in the U.S., is...
- correct Answer-Clear Channel Communications
USSC: The 1998 Foreign Affairs Restructuring Act significantly impacted U.S. public
diplomacy in that it: - correct Answer-formally dissolved the U.S. Information Agency
USSC: When the A.F.L.-C.I.O. gave support to the Solidarity movement in Poland, a
leading figure in the effort was: - correct Answer-Lane Kirkland
USSC: The action by which a single labor union attempts to close down an entire
construction site or project is called - correct Answer-situs picketing
USSC: The origins of the American holiday, Labor Day, are rooted in which event? -
correct Answer-The breaking of the Pullman strike by President Cleveland
USSC: The Molly Maguires were... - correct Answer-anti-management laborers in the
coal-mining industry
USSC: Which African American runner won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in
Berlin? - correct Answer-Jesse Owens
USSC: Which woman is recognized for her role in founding the American Red Cross? -
correct Answer-Clara Barton
, USSC: Which organization states as its goal equality for women in all sectors of
society? - correct Answer-National Organization for Women (NOW)
USSC: Which President proposed a domestic plan known as The Great Society? -
correct Answer-Lyndon B. Johnson
USSC: The Scopes Trial in Tennessee that captured national and international media
attention in 1925, centered on what controversial issue? - correct Answer-Teach the
theory of evolution in public schools
USSC: The Justice Department investigation and ensuing political scandal commonly
known as Whitewater centered on what allegation? - correct Answer-Pre-presidency
involvement of Bill Clinton in illegal real estate transactions
USSC: Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North was the key figure in what even in the 1980s? -
correct Answer-The illegal sale of arms to Iran to aid Nicaraguan contras
USSC: What was one of the main themes of Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel, The Jungle? -
correct Answer-The need for government regulation to protect consumers from
corporate greed
USSC: Which period of time in American history is commonly referred to as the
Progressive Era? - correct Answer-1890 to 1920
USSC: What was the significance of Harvard's 1947 commencement speech given by
SOS George Marshall? - correct Answer-It proposed a European developed plan for
post-war reconstruction financially aided by the US
USSC: Which television program holds the distinction of being the longest running news
or current events program in TV history? - correct Answer-Meet the Press
USSC: Senator Joseph McCarthy's name has become historically linked to
Congressional hearings investigating which of the following? - correct Answer-
Communists in the U.S. government
USSC: At the time of its conception, which of the following had the largest impact on the
US' national economy in terms of encouraging mass production for a national market of
consumers? - correct Answer-The railroad system
USSC: Black Tuesday is a reference to which significant event in American history? -
correct Answer-The stock market crash preceding the Great Depression
USSC: Which label is commonly used to describe people born from the mid-1960s to
the mid-1980s? - correct Answer-Generation X
