Reagan Years
What was the economic policy proposed by conservatives in the 1980s?
What phrase sealed Bush's fate for his reelection campaign in 1992?
"Read my lips - No new taxes."
What was Clinton's biggest economic accomplishment/legacy?
Achieving a surplus and balanced budget
What was the education policy proposed to increase accountability and performance of struggling schools and districts?
No Child Left Behind
Similar to what the government did first in the Great Depression, what industry did the Obama Administration take on first to help recover from the Great Recession?
Banking
Name THREE goals of the Reagan administration upon entering office.
Options:
Reduce the deficit, cut taxes, cut funding to social safety net/social programs/welfare, fight communism/win the Cold War, "bring back" Christian values, law and order in the cities, deregulation of industry, end federal mandated civil rights
Where did we fight a military campaign against in 1990? What was it called?
Iraq - Gulf War/Desert Storm
What was the most significant contributor to the economic boom of the 1990s?
Internet (Dot Com Era)
Name of the head of Al Qaeda that led the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
Osama bin Laden
The official name of the piece of legislation that mandates all Americans have health insurance and provides federal health insurance for those without private insurance. AKA "Obamacare"
Affordable Care Act
What was the name of the plan the Reagan Administration used for getting the USSR to give up in the Cold War?
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Name two political positions that George HW Bush held before becoming president.
CIA Director
Ambassador to UN
US Liaison to China
Senator - Texas
Congressman - Texas
What did Clinton fail at passing during his presidency that he promised in his campaign?
Universal healthcare
What federal agency was created to deal with the domestic side of the War on Terror and natural disasters?
Department of Homeland Security
The party that rose up in opposition to the Democratic Party/Obama Administration and had a huge impact on the 2010 midterm elections.
Tea Party
What was the controversy that could have gotten Reagan impeached? Explain the situation.
Iran-Contra Scandal - selling arms to Iran to fund the contras to overthrow the government in Nicaragua
What event in Beijing, China drew the attention of the world as the communist government military ended a protest of students?
Tiananmen Square Massacre
What third-party candidate had a huge impact on the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections? He was most successful third party since Teddy Roosevelt (Bull Moose Party)
Ross Perot
What was the piece of legislation used to track and combat terrorism in the US and caused concern over violations of civil liberties?
PATRIOT Act
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) ruled in favor of what issue?
Gay marriage
Name of the first female appointed as a Supreme Court justice.
Sandra Day O'Connor
Bush Sr and Barbara Bush were the longest lasting marriage in presidential history. How long were they married?
73 years
What was Newt Gingrich's conservative "campaign manifesto"/platform as Speaker of the House in response to the Clinton Administration's moderate Democratic platform?
"Contract with America"
What was the military mission into Iraq called?
Operation Iraqi Freedom
What is the name of the global agreement to deal with climate change by reducing carbon footprints by each nation? US pulled out of this agreement in 2017.
Paris Agreement