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33 Cards in this Set
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What was the forum where young Democrats met to discuss new ideas for the 1992 election?
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Democratic Leadership Council
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Who was the Democratic governor of Arkansas who became president in 1992?
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Bill Clinton
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What independent presidential candidate promised serious measures to fix the economy?
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Ross Perot
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What treaty was passed in 1989, but never signed by the US because it was a threat to the authority of parents?
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UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
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Who was the first woman ever to head the Justice Department?
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Janet Reno
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What law made most abortion protests a federal crime?
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Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances
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What cult leader had a 77 acre compound in Waco, Texas?
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David Koresh
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What did Clinton create to promote community service by offering federal money to students?
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AmeriCorps
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Who led President Clinton's task force on health care reform?
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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What man became speaker of the House after Republicans took control in the 1994 elections?
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Newt Gingrich
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What promised to bring up ten popular bills for a vote in the first 100 days of the next Congress in 1994?
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Contract with America
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What would make Congress balance the budget by year 2002?
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balanced budget amendment
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What gave the president the right to cut individual items in the federal budget without approval from Congress?
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line-item veto
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What happens when Congress fails to approve the budget and the government fails to pay its debts?
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government shutdown
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Who believes it is the community that makes sure children are brought up right?
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communitarians
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What faction of the Republican Party believed that families must solve America's moral decline?
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New Right
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What conservative broadcaster gained a large following through his radio show and books?
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Rush Limbaugh
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What branch of the New Right caused the most controversy and was comprised of various Christians?
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religious right
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What was the grassroots movement started by Pat Robertson?
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Christian Coalition
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What bill did Clinton sign in 1995 that rolled back the government's guarantee of financial aid for the poor?
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Welfare Reform Act
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What law created "voluntary" standards for schools across America?
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Goals 2000
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What are the scholarships that the government would give that allowed parents to choose the school their children went to?
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educational vouchers
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What bill did Clinton veto that banned the cruel treatment of the fetus?
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partial birth abortions
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What was the title of the lawyer appointed by the judges in the scandals of the 1990s?
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independent counsel
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What scandal involved Bill Clinton's business investment in northeastern Arkansas?
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Whitewater scandal
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What independent cousel presented evidence for impeaching Bill Clinton?
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Kenneth Starr
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Who was the first woman to serve as secretary of state?
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Madeleine Albright
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What did North Korea threaten to withdraw from in 1993?
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Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT)
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What policy was to listen to many nations before making decisions that every side could agree on?
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multilateralism
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Who was the President of Haiti that was overthrown in a military coup in 1991?
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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What was signed in 1995 that led to an uneasy peace in the Balkans?
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Dayton Accords
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What was passed in 1993 that was an agreement with Mexico and Canada?
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NAFTA
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In 1994, what became the permanent enforcer of GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)?
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World Trade Organization
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