International Affairs/Wars (What is it good for?)
Domestic Affairs
Legislation
Important People/Movements
Court Cases
100
9/11
What is The Bombing of the World Trade Center in NYC during the Bush jr. Administration. (led by Al Qaeda)?
100
WORLD WIDE WEB GOES PUBLIC! HELLO INTERNET!! YAY
What is the invention that has shaped every persons' life if they were born 1990 or later?
100
DOMA or Defense of a marriage act
The act passed during the Clinton administration that defined marriage between a man and a woman and did not allow states to marry same sex couples.
100
OSAMA BIN LADEN
What is the former leader of Al Qaeda, responsible for 9/11 attacks?
100
Shelby County vs. Holder
What is the court ruling that paved the way for same sex marriage to be legal in all 50 states and deemed that courts interpretation of marriage in the constitution to be wrong?
200
Invasion of Panama
What is the US' attempt to stop the "drug pipeline", a continuation of the War on Drugs. -Broke US Law to do so -Removed the automatic General
200
Salt I & Salt II
What is the 2 treaties made between the US and the USSR to instill peace amongst each other
200
27th amendment
What is the act that limited the ability to change congress' salaries until after the election of the members of the house?
200
Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke
What is the court case during the Reagan administration that ruled a university's use of racial "quotas" in the administration process to be unconstitutional, affirmative action ruled that such measures would be constitutional in some circumstances.
300
The collapse of the Soviet Union on Xmas Day of 1991.
What is the final event that led to the end of the Cold War due to radical reforms in Russia (1991)
300
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
What is the major environmental catastrophe that occurred during the Bush Sr. Administration, costing US Tax payers $$$ (1989)
300
Americans with Disabilities act
What is the act that prohibited discrimination against handicaps in hiring/transportation/& public accommodation?
300
Barack Obama
What is the first African American president of the USA?
300
Clinton vs. Jones (1997)
What is the court case that rejected an appeal by President Clinton in a sexual harassment suit that requested he or no other future president could be sued during his time as president. Court Rejected appeal and stated that any lawsuit unaffiliated with presidential duties was completely legal.
400
KYOTO PROTOCOL
International conference held in regards to limiting global emissions of greenhouse gases contributing to Climate Change and Air pollution world-wide?
400
Tiananamen Square
What is the student led protest in regards to the June 4th Beijing incident?
400
Brady Handgun Bill
What is the Bill passed post Reagan assassination attempt that required mandatory background checks for anyone interested in purchasing a Gun. (One of the few attempts at Gun Control in the USA)
400
Moral Majority
The political group made up of fundamentalist Christians. Although not it did not accomplish much, it did show that Americans were starting to worry about the moral fabric of society. (Rise of Conservatives)
400
Bush vs. Gore
What is the court ruling that demanded manual recounts of presidential ballots in the 2000 election because inconsistent evaluation standards in different counties violated the equal protection clause. In effect, the ruling meant Bush would win the election.
500
IRAN CONTRA AFFAIR
What is the secret agreement to provided funds to Nicaraguan Contra rebels from profits gained selling arms to Iran.
500
Hurricane Katrina
What is the major FEMA disaster that hit New Orleans in 2007?
500
Affordable Care Act
What is the act referred to as Obamacare, which allowed for Health care to be accessible at a lower cost for all Americans.
500
Al Gore
What is the vice president to Clinton who was also involved in the biggest election conundrum ever vs. Bush.
500
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins (1989)
What is the court ruling that said if the plaintiff showed that discrimination played a "motivating part" in an employment decision, the employer can avoid liability only by proving by a preponderance of the evidence that it would not have made the same decision in the absence of the discriminatory motive. Basically proving that the hiring or firing of a person was solely determined by work performance and no other reason like gender, race, etc.
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