Reagan
What was Reagan's economic plan called?
Reaganomics/ Trickle down economics
What is NAFTA
North American free trade agreement.
What caused Clinton's impeachment?
His affair with Monica Lewinsky
9/11
What was the ACA?
Affordable Care Act (Obama Care)
What was the most significant result of Reagan's tax cuts
The rich became richer and the national debt went up.
Which "War" ended during Bush's presidency and which war started?
The Cold War ended
The 1st Gulf War started
Clinton’s defense of NAFTA is most consistent with which long-term trend in U.S. foreign and economic policy after World War II?
Increasing support for international economic cooperation and open markets
President Bush’s statement that “Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists” most clearly reflected which shift in U.S. foreign policy after September 11, 2001?
A foreign policy emphasizing unilateral action and global cooperation against terrorism
What was the 2015 Paris Agreement?
An international treaty on climate change. Adopted by 195 parties at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in 2015, its primary goal is to limit global average temperature rise to well below 2°C
What was the AIDS epidemic?
The spread of HIV/AIDS primarily through the gay community in the 80s leading to a global pandemic. It killed millions and reshaped modern medicine.
What was the ADA? What did it do?
Americans with disabilities act. It defended their rights and protected them from unfair discrimination in the workspace and in the public.
What was each president unable to do since Andrew Jackson until Clinton?
Balance the budget on the national debt.
What did NCLB (No child left behind) force states to do?
The federal government required states to administer standardized tests and meet accountability benchmarks.
Critics of the ACA most commonly argued that it would lead to which of the following consequences?
Greater federal overreach into the private sector and individual decision-making
During Reagan's presidency, how did relations with the USSR change?
The US and USSR entered a period of Detente while still being wary of one another. Reagan was the first president to visit the USSR since the start of the Cold War.
Bush's stance that “seeds of democracy need to be nurtured and protected” suggests that the United States would likely
Support democratic movements through political and economic means
The impeachment of President Clinton most clearly demonstrated which trend in late twentieth-century American politics?
Increasing political polarization and conflict over cultural issues
Critics who claimed that NCLB encouraged "teaching to the test" would most likely argue that the law:
Caused schools to focus heavily on tested subjects at the expense of other areas of learning.
President Obama’s statement regarding the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” most directly emphasized which idea?
Military service should be based on patriotism and ability rather than sexual orientation
Reagan’s emphasis on “the dignity of the individual” is BEST understood as reflecting...
the ideological values of the conservative movement
Why did Bush Sr. lose his bid for reelection?
He had promised to not raise any taxes, and while many people liked his foreign affairs, he was unable to keep his promises domestically which led to disillusionment.
What motivated the U.S. intervention in Bosnia and Kosovo during the Clinton administration
Concerns over ethnic cleansing and humanitarian crises
What did the Patriot Act do? Give one example.
(Many of these are still somewhat in effect)
Expanded the federal government's authority to conduct surveillance on U.S. citizens and foreign nationals.
Expanded Surveillance Powers: It allowed for broader wiretapping
The "Library Provision" (Section 215): This permitted the FBI to obtain secret court orders requiring businesses, libraries, and medical facilities to hand over highly personal records
National Security Letters (NSLs): It gave the FBI the power to demand customer data from telephone companies, internet service providers, and financial institutions without requiring a judge's prior approval
"Sneak and Peek" Warrants: It granted law enforcement the authority to search a home or office without notifying the owner until long after the search had been conducted
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) most directly reflected which broader constitutional trend in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?
Expansion of civil rights protections through interpretations of the Fourteenth Amendment