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Double or Nothing
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An event that happened on September 11th, 2001 when American Airlines Flight 11 slammed into the northern tower of the World Trade Center.

Work Trade Center Attacks (9/11)

100

Democrat Senator of Illinois and was the first African American to be nominated for president by a major party.

Barack Obama

100

Widespread disease with millions of cases around the world.

Pandemic 

100

American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis.

George Floyd

100

Nickname for The Patient and Affordable Care Act. 

Obamacare

200

Founder of al Qaeda and was behind the attacks on the World Trade Center.

Osama bin Laden 

200

On April 15, 2013, two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line killing three people and injuring 264 others.

Boston Marathon Bombings

200

A policy that protests domestic industires from unfair competition in foreign countries. 

Protectionism 

200

A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.

Riot 

200

The 787 billion dollar bill was approved by congress in February 2009. The stimulus package included tax cuts, aid to state and local governments, and fundraiser infrastructure projects. 

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 

300

A former governor of Texas before becoming president. He was popular with conservatives and he worked with Democrats as well as Republicans while being a governor. 


George W. Bush

300

Navy group that killed Osama bin Laden.

Seal Team Six

300

The house of representatives looked into allegations that Trump had witheld military aid to the nation of Ukraine to pressure its president to investigate Joe Biden. 

Trump's Impeachment 

300

Former police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis. 

Derek Chauvin

300

Bush and his advisors argued that Saddam Hussein was building nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons for destruction. 

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

400

When Americans faced a potentially disastrous economic crisis centered on the financial industry, this made higher interest rates on loans which made it more profitable for banks.

The Financial Crisis of 2008

400

A colonial protests against british taxes and was made up of many local groups. United by a common desire to reduce the size and scope of the federal government.

Tea Party Movement 

400

Hillary Clinton drew controversy by using a private email server for official public communication rather than using a official state department email. 100 emails contained classified info, 65 deemed secret, and 22 top secret emails. 

Hillary Clinton Email Scandal 

400

Had been used by Minneapolis Police Departments for decades prior to the arrest of George Floyd.

Maximal Restraint Technique (MRT)

400

The first Latina to be in the Supreme Court Justice.

Sonia Sotomayor 

500

Why was there controversy in the 2000 election?

because the Supreme Court had to decide because of how close in popular votes there were in Flordia  

500

Governor of Alaska, was only the second woman to be selected as vice presidential nominee (Running Mate).

Sarah Palin

500

The executive order allowed some undocumented immigrants who had entered the country before their 16th birthday and before June 2007 to be exempted from deportation and to obtain renewable two year work permits.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

500

Minneapolis Police Chief during the time of George Floyd's death, lied under oath. 

Medaria Arrandondo 

500

Arizona senator and was the republican nominee for president while running against Obama 

John McCain 

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