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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)
Democrat Senator of Illinois and was the first African American to be nominated for president by a major party.
Barack Obama
Widespread disease with millions of cases around the world.
Pandemic
American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis.
George Floyd
Nickname for The Patient and Affordable Care Act.
Obamacare
Founder of al Qaeda and was behind the attacks on the World Trade Center.
Osama bin Laden
On April 15, 2013, two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line killing three people and injuring 264 others.
Boston Marathon Bombings
A policy that protests domestic industries from unfair competition in foreign countries.
Protectionism
A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
Riot
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
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
Navy group that killed Osama bin Laden.
Seal Team Six
The house of representatives looked into allegations that Trump had withheld military aid to the nation of Ukraine to pressure its president to investigate Joe Biden.
Trump's First Impeachment
Former police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Derek Chauvin
Bush and his advisors argued that Saddam Hussein was building nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons for destruction.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
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
This group was united by a common desire to reduce the size and scope of the federal government. Their name was inspired by a 1773 event where tea was deliberately dumped into the ocean.
Tea Party Movement
Hillary Clinton drew controversy by using a private email server for official communication, rather than using an official state department email. 100 emails contained classified info, 65 deemed secret, and 22 deemed top secret.
Hillary Clinton's Email Scandal
According to various Minneapolis Police Officers, the _______ _________ _________ had been used by the Department for decades prior to the arrest of George Floyd. (Highly debated in court)
Maximal Restraint Technique (MRT)
The first Latina to be in the Supreme Court Justice.
Sonia Sotomayor
Why was there controversy in the 2000 election?
The vote count was extremely close, especially in the state of Florida. The Supreme Court had to get involved to resolve the issue.
Governor of Alaska, was only the second woman to be selected as vice presidential nominee (Running Mate).
Sarah Palin
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)
Minneapolis Police Chief during the time of George Floyd's death, reportedly lied under oath about MRT according to certain Minneapolis Police Officers.
Medaria Arrandondo
Arizona senator and was the republican nominee for president while running against Obama
John McCain