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."
The trade agreement signed in 1994 between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
What was the education policy proposed to increase accountability and performance of struggling schools and districts?
No Child Left Behind
What was Obama's signature domestic policy achievement?
Healthcare reform- "Obamacare"
Name ONE goal 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 the US fight a military campaign against in 1990?
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
Describe 2 changes for the US economy in the 21st century
Tech explosion, social media, services, less manufacturing, higher inequality
What was the name of the plan the Reagan Administration used for trying to decrease demand for drugs?
Just Say No
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
Before running for President, Clinton was governor of what state?
Arkansas
What group hosted Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, leading to the US invading after 9/11
The Taliban
What country did the US withdraw troops from in December of 2011?
Iraq
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
Clinton's vice president who unsuccessfully ran for the presidency in 2000.
Al Gore
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
Name TWO places attacked by Al Qaeda in the 1990s?
Yemen, Tanzania, Kenya, World Trade Center
What scandal resulted in Impeachment by House of Representatives based on perjury and obstruction of justice
The Monica Lewinsky scandal
What was the military mission into Iraq justified by?
Eliminating Iraq as a base of terrorism, getting rid of a dictator, weapons of mass destrution
Key issue in the Trump campaign (think what he talked about when he came down the elevator and announced he was running for President)
Immigration