The Oil Price Safeguard Act would help to moderate sharp spikes in oil and gas prices caused by price fixing and production quotas through the judicious use of our enormous petroleum reserves. The global oil market is dominated by an international cartel with the ability to dramatically affect the price of oil. The eleven member countries . . . supply over 40 percent of the world’s oil and possess 78 percent of the world’s total proven crude oil reserves. Their control of the world’s oil supply allows these countries to collude to drive up the price of oil. —Senator Susan Collins, speech on the Senate floor, November 17, 1999 In this excerpt, Senator Collins proposed legislation intended to address —

Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?

The incident illustrated by this cartoon increased cynicism toward the U.S. government because —

A result of the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was the creation of which government agency?

Which of the following best completes this graphic organizer?

Which quotation could most likely be attributed to Sandra Day O’Connor?

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led the federal government to create the

Which of the following resulted from the U.S.-led military coalition? ’s engagement in the Persian Gulf War?

How has the free-enterprise system applied technological innovation to the marketplace for cell phones?

“Grant Administration Caught Up in Credit Mobilier Controversy” “Harding’s Secretary of the Interior Indicted in Teapot Dome Investigation” “Iran-Contra Scandal Leads to Resignation of Reagan Advisor” Which conclusion can be drawn from these headlines?