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What did President Clinton lie about under oath?
a. Will not raise taxes
b. Galvanized liberals to storm the U.S. Capitol
c. Kept confidential documents at home
d. Affair with an intern
d. Affair with an intern
Based on the Brady Bill, how many days is the waiting period on sales of handguns?
a. 10 days
b. 5 days
c. 15 days
d. 3 days
b. 5 days
Manuel Noriega was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to how many years in an American prison.
a. 20 years
b. 30 years
c. 60 years
d. 40 years
d. 40 years
To make something strong.
a. alienate
b. bolster
c. degeneration
d. legacy
b. bolster
A person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings.
a. perjury
b. financier
c. racketeer
d. entrepreneur
c. racketeer
Which bill guaranteed most full-time employees unpaid leave each year for personal or family medical reasons?
a. Healthcare Reform Act
b. Domestic Care Act
c. Family Medical Leave Act
d. Family Care Act
c. Family Medical Leave Act
H. Ross Perot ran for presidency under what political affiliation?
a. Republican
b. Democrat
c. Independent
d. New Right
c. Independent
What year did the Berlin Wall tumble?
a. 1998
b. 1989
c. 1979
d. 1991
b. 1989
To restore friendly relations between people or countries.
a. perceive
b. reconcile
c. oust
d. accumulate
b. reconcile
Becoming involved with the affairs of another nation, often by force.
a. chronic
b. dismantle
c. intervention
d. infidelity
c. intervention
In what year did Mikhail Gorbachev become the Soviet Union leader?
a. 1974
b. 1985
c. 1962
d. 1989
b. 1985
What were the Anti-communist counter-revolutionaries in Nicaragua called?
a. Qaddafis
b. al-Qaeda
c. Contras
d. Perestroikas
c. Contras
According to the Reagan Era summary, vouchers were government checks that could be used to pay for what?
a. Food
b. Shelter
c. Medication
d. Tuition
d. Tuition
To give an authoritative order.
a. mandate
b. revival
c. spearhead
d. quota
a. mandate
To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.
a. affluent
b. momentum
c. exacerbate
d. stagnate
c. exacerbate
What occurred in the Savings and Loan crisis of 1989?
a. The government had to bail out depositors
b. The banks lost all their assets
c. The government had to deregulate the financial institutions
d. The banks had to increase interest rates
a. The government had to bail out depositors
Who were the Moral Majority?
a. A political organization based on philosophical beliefs.
b. A political organization based on economic beliefs.
c. A political organization based on religious beliefs.
d. A political organization based on scientific beliefs.
c. A political organization based on religious beliefs.
Which one of these groups believed that the free market, private organizations, and individuals, instead of government, should care for the needy?
a. Democrats
b. Left Wing politicians
c. Liberals
d. Conservatives
d. Conservatives
To seek influence of a politician or public official on an issue.
a. justify
b. theory
c. triumph
d. lobby
d. lobby
To make something happen faster or sooner.
a. hasten
b. dwindle
c. contradict
d. covert
a. hasten
What was the main reason for Operation Desert Storm?
a. Manuel Noriega continued to partake in drug trafficking
b. al Qaeda forces launched several attacks on U.S. targets
c. Saddam Hussein refused to withdraw his troops from Kuwait
d. Bosnian Serbs attacked and murdered Muslims and Croats
c. Saddam Hussein refused to withdraw his troops from Kuwait
The removal of government control over industries, including airline and telecommunications industries is called what?
a. Budget deficit
b. National debt
c. Deregulations
d. Supply-side economics
c. Deregulations
Which one of these groups supported social programs and government regulations of industries?
a. Conservatives
b. Republicans
c. Liberals
d. New Right
c. Liberals
To free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
a. acquitted
b. orbiting
c. initiative
d. pioneer
a. acquitted
To shock or excite someone into taking action.
a. tolerate
b. syndrome
c. galvanize
d. inception
c. galvanize