Terms
Terrorist group that was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
Al-Qaeda
The 44th President of the United States and was President during the Great Recession.
Barack Obama
This piece of tech is used to for maps and GPS systems.
GIS (Geographic Information System)
TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program)
The largest economic decline since the Great Depression, this happened in 2009.
Bill Clinton's Vice President and George Bush's opponent in the President race.
Al Gore
This piece of legislation allowed for anyone to run a communications business. It also took away the monopoly the FCC had on radio stations.
Telecommunications Act of 1966
Legislative agenda passed by Newt Gingrich to show the plans for the Republican Party.
Contract with America
This activist group wanted to lower taxes and and decreased national debt through the lowering of government spending.
*DAILY DOUBLE*
First woman on a republican presidential ballot for vice president. Running mate with John McCain
Sarah Palin
Genetic Engineering
This legislation, often called "Obamacare" is used to help make health care easier to understand and more fair.
PPACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)
The migration of people from large cities and towns to more suburban areas.
Urban Flight
Well known business man and creator of Apple.
Steve Jobs
This system was created in 1983 and is used every single day by every single human being. Used for shopping, business, and entertainment.
Internet
Signed into law by President Obama and was used as a stimulus package.
ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)
Buying of low income housing and turning it into high cost living after evicting the lower class population.
This individual was responsible for the 9/11 attacks and leader of Al-Qaeda.
Osama bin Laden
An invention that is the result of creativity.
Intellectual Property
Created strict laws on record keeping within accounting offices of business and corporations.
Sarbanes Oxley Act