1. Which of the following was not a provision of the National Energy Act?

A. taxed low-mile-per-gallon automobiles

B. removed priced controls on domestic oil and natural gas production

C. extended tax credits for the development of alternative energy

D. required automobile manufacturers to ration gas


2. Which factor was not a consequence of urban flight post-World War II?

A. suburbanization of the United States

B. movement of industries and jobs to suburbs

C. decaying housing in cities

D. decreasing crime rates in cities


3. Whose administration included more African Americans and women than any previous administration?

A. Jimmy Carter

B. Gerald Ford

C. neither Carter nor Ford

D. both Ford and Carter


4. Which of the following did not make it easier for people to telecommute?

A. cell phones

B. high-definition televisions

C. the Internet

D. fax machines


5. Why was there a need for the Telecommunications Act of 1996?

A. media mergers

B. to allow the free market to thrive

C. advances in communications technology

D. to ban indecent material from the Internet


6.Which was not a cause of the failure of many dotcoms?

A.hard-to-use websites

B.inadequate advertising

C.lack of investment

D.corporate downsizing