Goal 12

Front 1

Which term could be used to describe the Justices that presidents Reagan and Bush appointed to the Supreme Court such as William Rehnquist, Sandra Day O'Conner, and Clarence Thomas?

Back 1

conservative

Front 2

What were the primary features of Reagan's supply-side economic policies

Back 2

tax cuts and deregulation

Front 3

Amnesty proposals and bilingual education programs are a result of which change in recent years?

Back 3

increased immigration

Front 4

What was the name for Soviet economic reform?

Back 4

perestroika

Front 5

Which terrorist network attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001?

Back 5

Al-Queda

Front 6

Which scandal involved the Reagan administration's foreign policy?

Back 6

Iran-Contra

Front 7

Which third-party candidate influenced the presidential election of 1992?

Back 7

Ross Perot

Front 8

Which court decision halted the Florida recounts in the presidential election of 2000?

Back 8

Bush v. Gore

Front 9

What government program was reformed by the Republican Congress and President Bill Clinton in 1996?

Back 9

welfare

Front 10

Which Soviet leader introduced reforms in the Soviet Union?

Back 10

Mikhail Gorbachev

Front 11

After the Sept. 11 attacks, what legislation was passed to improve the government's ability to investigate terrorist threats?

Back 11

Patriot Act

Front 12

What issues hurt Ford in the 1976 election?

Back 12

Watergate and pardoning Nixon

Front 13

Which nations did President George W. Bush refer to as an "Axis of Evil" after the Sept. 11 attacks?

Back 13

Iraq, Iran, and North Korea

Front 14

Where did President Clinton send U.S. troops as part of an international effort to stop genocide?

Back 14

Bosnia

Front 15

What was the coalition of conservative interest groups called that supported Ronald Reagan for president in 1980?

Back 15

New Right

Front 16

The Patriot Act and the need to maintain national security after the Sept. 11 attacks sometimes comes in conflict with which freedom?

Back 16

civil liberties

Front 17

What government action affected American daily life the most after the Sept. 11 attacks?

Back 17

airport security

Front 18

Which government programs are going to be affected by the "graying of America" in recent years?

Back 18

Social Security and Medicare

Front 19

Which cabinet-level department was created after the Sept. 11 attacks to coordinate counter-terrorism and emergency response efforts?

Back 19

Department of Homeland Security

Front 20

What two issues hurt Carter in the 1980 election?

Back 20

high unemployment (recession) and Iran Hostage Crisis

Front 21

On which issue did political disagreements between Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton lead to a government shut-down in 1995?

Back 21

budget battle

Front 22

Who did the United States take military action against immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks?

Back 22

Taliban regime in Afghanistan

Front 23

Cutting taxes to create wealth is an example of which economic theory?

Back 23

"trickle down"

Front 24

How did Carter counter the Soviet invasion of Afghanstan?

Back 24

Grain embargo and boycott the Olympics

Front 25

What was the primary economic problem under presidents Reagan and Bush during the 1980s and early 1990s?

Back 25

budget deficits

Front 26

Recent immigration has resulted in which group becoming the largest ethnic minority in the United States?

Back 26

Hispanics

Front 27

Name Ford's economic program to counter rising inflation

Back 27

WIN-tax cuts

Front 28

Which event symbolized the fall of communism in eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War?

Back 28

the fall of the Berlin Wall

Front 29

Which plan for conservative ideas was developed by Congressman Newt Gingrich in 1994?

Back 29

Contract with America

Front 30

What was Carter's foreign policy initiative that he insisted other countries follow?

Back 30

Human rights initiative

Front 31

What was Ronald Reagan's missile defense plan called?

Back 31

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or "Star Wars"

Front 32

Which area of the country has had the fastest population growth in recent decades?

Back 32

sunbelt

Front 33

What has been the result of the Bush doctrine to prevent attacks against the United States?

Back 33

pre-emptive strikes--invasion of Iraq

Front 34

What was Bill Clinton impeached for in the Monica Lewinsky scandal?

Back 34

obstruction of justice and lying under oath

Front 35

Which policy has resulted in more racial and ethnic diversity in colleges and the workplace?

Back 35

affirmative action

Front 36

Which president led the international military action against Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War of 1991?

Back 36

George H.W. Bush

Front 37

What nation took American hostages in 1979?

Back 37

iran

Front 38

What technology resulted in a boom in the NASDAQ during the 1990s?

Back 38

internet

Front 39

What economic policy was implemented by President Reagan?

Back 39

supple-side economics

Front 40

Which individual is best known for his involvement in the computer revolution of the 1980s and 1990s?

Back 40

bill gates

Front 41

Where did President George H.W. Bush send supplies and troops in order to end civil war and famine in 1993?

Back 41

somalia

Front 42

What event was the result of international military action against Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990?

Back 42

persian gulf war

Front 43

What was Carter's greatest achievement in foreign policy?

Back 43

camp david accords

Front 44

What minister was a spokesperson for the moral majority?

Back 44

rev, jerry falwell

Front 45

What was the name for Soviet reform for more openness in society?

Back 45

glasnot

Front 46

What health epidemic dominated the 1980's and sponsored research for a cure?

Back 46

aids

Front 47

Where did Ronald Reagan send U.S. troops to turn back communism in the 1980s?

Back 47

grenada

Front 48

Which legislation was enacted under the Bush administration to reform public education through increased accountability and school choice?

Back 48

no child left behind

Front 49

Which treaty was made between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear missiles?

Back 49

INF treaty

Front 50

Which candidate won the presidential election of 1992 by campaigning as a moderate "New Democrat"?

Back 50

clinton

Front 51

Which event represented student protest against communism in China at the end of the Cold War?

Back 51

tiananmen square

Front 52

Who was the first women to be nominated for Vice President by the Democrats?

Back 52

geraldine ferrarro

Front 53

What agreement increased trade by eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico?

Back 53

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Front 54

What technology became widely available in the 1980s?

Back 54

computers

Front 55

Which national security issue puts the U.S. at increased risk of nuclear attack by terrorist groups or rogue nations?

Back 55

nuclear proliferation

Front 56

Which controversial reform proposed by the Clinton administration failed due to a lack of political support?

Back 56

national health care plan