Civil Rights
Refused to give up seat on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks
Diplomatic mediator between Israel's Prime Minister Menachim Begin and Egypt's President Anwar Sadat
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Amendment that prohibited alcohol
What is the 18th?
First African American President
Who is Barack Obama?
The integrity of the president being seriously questioned is the legacy of this scandal
What is Watergate?
Made discrimination in public areas ILLEGAL
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Contributed to President Carter being defeated in the 1980 presidential election by Ronald Reagan
The first 10 amendments are known as this
What is the Bill of Rights?
2008 financial crisis, many houses were foreclosed on primarily because of this economic situation
What is homeowners defaulting on mortgages?
Organization used to defeat the amendment calling for women's rights
What is STOP ERA?
Group strongly AGAINST the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who are Southern Democrats?
Bringing an end to the Cold War during their Presidency
Who is Ronald Reagan?
These are the Civil Rights amendments
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th?
Terrorist organization responsible for planning and carrying out the events that occurred on September 11, 2001
Who are the Al-Qaeda?
Finalized in 1992 international agreement intended to create more trade and economic cooperation between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
What is NAFTA?
Made public schools racial integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Supreme Court case arose because of how Florida handled the recounting of certain ballots in the 2000 presidential election
What is Bush v. Gore?
Ratified in 1971 and lowered the voting age to 18
What is the 26th amendment?
Immediate responses by the U.S. government to the 9/11 attacks
What is the USA Patriot Act & War on Terror?
It was the duty of this agency to ensure that Americans have clean air, land, and water
What is the EPA?
Increased participation of women and minorities in politics was a direct result of this
What is the Civil Rights movement?
The impeachment of President Clinton likely resulted in this
What is a decline in public trust in the government?
Principle described in the Declaration of Independence was strengthened through passage of the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 19th amendments
This was passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks, it was designed to help law enforcement intercept terrorists and could violate citizens' constitutional rights
What is the USA Patriot Act?
Reason the U.S. became involved in the Korean War was fear of this
What is the spread of communism?