Presidential Candidates
Which man was Trumps vice president in the 2016 election?
Mike Pence
How many bills were part of plan for the "Contract with America" - they were promised to be addressed in the first 100 days of Republican candidates being elected. They didn't all pass but many of them did.
10 bills
Which president used military force to stop conflict in places like Haiti and Bosnia?
Clinton
What deadly hurricane destroyed much of New Orleans, Louisiana in 2005?
Katrina
Clinton was governor of which state before he became president?
Arkansas
Which candidate was Obama's vice president in the 2008 and 2012 elections?
Joe Biden
Which presidential election year: was George W. Bush v. Al Gore, was extremely close especially in Florida, was disputed for weeks until the Supreme Court decided in favor of Bush.
2000 election
Which president signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)?
Clinton
Al-Qaeda was the terrorist group responsible for carrying out 9/11 attacks and was led by which man?
Osama Bin Laden
What was the name given to the economic slump that began under Bush and peaked under Obama?
The Great Recession
This man was the Republican candidate against Obama in the 2012 election
Mitt Romney
Which act, signed by Clinton, allowed people to register to vote when also applying for a drivers' license.
Motor Voter Act
Which 2016 presidential candidate came in as an outsider without political experience, amassed a huge following, and shocked the world when he won the election?
Trump
What was the temporary result of the government's inability to pass a budget in 1995 and 1996?
The government had to shut down non-essential federal offices
Who led the fight for universal healthcare in the U.S. in the 1990s?
Hillary Clinton
This man was the Democrat candidate in the 2004 election
John Kerry
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell
Hosanna-Tabor ELC & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
What was George W. Bush's "theme" that he ran on?
"Compassionate Conservatism"
What political group greatly influenced the 2010 midterm elections, causing the House of Reps to be controlled by Republicans and influencing politicians to try to reduce the size and strength of the government?
Tea Party
Which 4 presidents did we discuss in this chapter? (reminder: review their goals/legacies)
Clinton, George W Bush, Obama, Trump
Which man was the Republican vice president in the 2000 and 2004 elections, running alongside George W. Bush?
Richard Cheney
This Supreme Court decision led to overruling DOMA and ultimately allowed homosexual marriage
Obergefell v. Hodges
What charges were brought against Clinton when he faced impeachment?
Perjury and obstruction of Justice
This movement began in Tunisia and looked like mass group protests against government corruption and for greater democracy?
Arab Spring
This man was Speaker of the House during Clinton's years and was primarily responsible for the "Contract with America" laws
Newt Gingrich