Reagan's America
This president won a landslide victory in 1980 and became the face of the conservative movement.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This free trade agreement linked the economies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
What is NAFTA?
This term describes Americans becoming increasingly divided into opposing political camps.
What is political polarization?
This Middle Eastern country invaded Kuwait in 1990.
What is Iraq?
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were carried out by this organization.
What is al-Qaeda?
This economic theory argued that lowering taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals would stimulate economic growth.
What is supply-side economics (Reaganomics)?
When companies move manufacturing jobs to other countries to save money, it is called this.
What is outsourcing (or offshoring)?
President Clinton signed this 1996 law that changed welfare by increasing work requirements.
What is the Welfare Reform Act?
The U.S.-led military operation that forced Iraqi troops out of Kuwait was called this.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
Following 9/11, the United States launched a military campaign in this country.
What is Afghanistan?
Reagan believed this institution was often the cause of problems rather than the solution.
What is the federal government?
The closing of large factories like Bethlehem Steel reflected this economic trend.
What is globalization?
This scandal led to President Clinton becoming only the second U.S. president to be impeached.
What is the Monica Lewinsky scandal?
This 1995 domestic terrorist attack targeted a federal building in Oklahoma City.
What is the Oklahoma City Bombing?
This federal department was created to coordinate national security efforts after 9/11.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
Name two major domestic issues that shaped debate during Reagan's presidency.
What are the War on Drugs and the AIDS Crisis?
This technological innovation transformed communication, shopping, education, and politics.
What is the Internet?
The extremely close election between George W. Bush and this Democratic candidate highlighted growing political divisions.
Who is Al Gore?
Terrorism is often defined as violence used to achieve these types of goals.
What are political goals?
This law expanded government surveillance powers in the name of national security.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
Critics of Reaganomics argued that while the economy grew, this problem also increased significantly.
What is economic inequality (or the national debt/deficit)?
Name two economic consequences of globalization for American workers.
What are job loss in manufacturing, wage stagnation, increased competition, growth of service-sector jobs, or automation?
Political scientists use this term to describe situations where people mostly interact with others who share their political beliefs.
What is an ideological echo chamber?
Name three characteristics commonly used to identify an act as terrorism.
What are violence, innocent victims, creating fear, a target audience, and political motives? (Any three)
One major debate after 9/11 centered on balancing national security with these individual protections.
What are civil liberties (or constitutional rights)?