2000 Election
Which state decided the 2000 election
Florida
The US support of this country upset many Middle Eastern nations
Israel
Who tried to warn about the affects of pesticides in her book Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
To stimulate the economy in the Great Recession, Obama did this
tax cuts to working families and small businesses
Trump was the first president to visit this country
North Korea
Who won the electoral college and who won the popular vote in 2000
Gore =popular
Bush= Electoral
Why did the US attack the Taliban in Afghanistan?
They were uncooperative in turning over Osama Bin Laden
The US government did not take action in the Love Canal disaster until when?
The residents protested and brought attention to the problem
The main goal of the ACA Affordable Care Act was to:
Get more people healthcare
What targeted the people of 7 predominantly Muslim countries
Trumps Travel Ban
Why do voters vote third party?
To protest problems they see in the 2 party system
Who did the US remove from power in Iraq that we said had WMDs
Saddam Hussein
What impact did the Three Mile Island disaster have on US policy
People were worried about the safety of nuclear reactors.
What impact did the rise of the Tea Party have?
Republicans won control of the House of Representatives in 2010
What was the immediate impact of the murder of George Floyd?
Protests and growing support for BLM
What was the argument of the Supreme Court dissent in the Bush v Gore 2000 Election case?
That to stop the recount was disenfranchising voters
Who did people criticize after Hurricane Katrina
FEMA and the Bush administration
The Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement show that to address climate change, what is needed
International cooperation
What Supreme Court case overturned DOMA Defense of Marriage Act
Windsor v United States
What impact did Trump have on the Supreme Court
Made it way more conservative
How did Nader cost Gore the election
By taking votes in close states like in Florida
This was the first female speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi
Who does Greta Thunberg blame for climate change
Older generations
What did the Supreme Court case McDonald v Chicago do?
What did America First promise
American trade and workers before all other countries