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44 Cards in this Set
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Supply Side Economic Theory
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high taxes siphoned off capital would otherwise be invested
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AFDC
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Aid to Families with Dependent Children
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"Star Wars"
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strategic defense initiative, weapons plan
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Electionn 1984
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Rep- Reagan won against Dem - Modale
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Geraldine Ferraro
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first woman to run on major party ticket, ran as Dem. VP in '84
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Contras
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counterrevolutionaries in Nicaragua
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Oliver North
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brains behind the diversion of funds in Iran-Contra affair
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Sandinistas
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leftist regine of Nicaragua
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Teflon Presidency
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phrase to describe Reagan's resiliancy: bad news just rolled off of him
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Iran-Contra Scandle
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an arms for hostages deal with the revolutionary gov of Iran
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Rehnquist
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appointed by Reagan as chief justice of US
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Election 1988
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Rep- Bush wins against D- Dukakis
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Dan Quayle
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Bush's VP
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M. Dukakis
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Dem. who ran for pres in 1988
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Anita Hill
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law proffesor that accused C. Thomas of sexually harasing her
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FSLIC
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Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
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Grenada
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tiny Caribbean island that Reagan had the marines invade
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M. Gorvachev
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Soviet leader that agreed w/ Bush to eliminate all intermediate range missles based in Europe
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Glasnost
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'openess', Gorvachev's policy
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Perestioeka
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'economic restructuring', Gorvachev's policy
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Desert Storm
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'libiration of Kuwait' in responce to Saddam Hussein's resistance to withdraw
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Colin Powell
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chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Norman Schwarzkopf
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commanding general of the Desert Storm
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Bill Gates
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co-founder of Microsoft
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DNA
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deoxyribonucleic acid
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NOW
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National Organization for Women
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AIDS
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Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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HIV
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Human Immunodeficienty Virus
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Rodney King
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arrested black motorist who was badly beated by four white LA cops
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World Wide Web
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www. used on websites
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Koyoto Accord
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requieres industrialized countries to reduce greenhouse-gas emmisions
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Election 1992
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Dem- Clinton won against Bush
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Ross Perot
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independent candidate of '92 election
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M. Albright
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Sec of State apointed by Clinton
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Newt Gingrich
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House speaker from GA
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Eleciton 1996
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Dem - Clinton wins gainst Rep Dole
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Monika Lewinsky
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had an affair w/ Clinton
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'chads'
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tiny, carbord pieces punched from ballots
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Election 2000
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Rep - GW Bush wins against Dem - Al Gore
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Donald Rumsfeld
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Sec of Defense under GW Bush
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Axis of Evil
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Iran, Iraq, N Korea
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Kashmir
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country in Indian subcontinent,controled by china, pakistan, and india
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Nancy Pelosi
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House Minority Leader under GW Bush
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Kenneth Lay
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had a scandle w/ Enron company
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