Candidates + Messages
Issues at play
Vocab
Usage of Media
Elections
100
Was a movie star prior to entering politics
Who is Reagan?
100
The name of the day that the American hostages in Iran were released (extra 100 points for month, day, and year)
What is Inauguration Day? (January 20th, 1981)
100
Russian term for "openness" ...Gorbachev's policy
What is glasnost
100
Reagan's former career, which made him so appealing to the media for being different than most presidential candidates
What is actor / movie or TV star?
100
Winner of election of 1980
Who is Reagan?
200
Was a peanut farmer prior to entering politics
Who is Carter?
200
When oil prices soared in 1979
What is the energy crisis (of 1979)?
200
a fuel formed in the Earth from decayed plant or animal remains
What is fossil fuel
200
Played a major role in Reagan's success
What are the presidential debates?
200
Third party candidate in the election of 1992
Who is Ross Perot
300
Reagan's overall goal in winning the election
What is a to bring about a resurgence of Conservatism in the nation?
300
The country that the Soviet Union invaded in 1979
What is Afghanistan?
300
a person who generally believes that government should take an active role in the economy and in social programs but should not dictate social behavior
What is a liberal
300
Reagan's famous line in the Carter v Reagan debate during the 1980 presidential election
What is "there you go again"?
300
Ronald Reagan ran against this man in his reelection campaign in 1984.
Who is Walter Mondale
400
Carter's focus on campaigning his success as the incumbent president
What is environmental protection/legislation?
400
The specific building and city that the American hostages were held hostage in Iran
Where is the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran?
400
the amount by which expenses exceed income
What is a deficit
400
Reagan's famous slogan that made headlines all over newspapers and magazines *exact wording needed
What is "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
400
Winner of the election of 1992
Who is Bill Clinton
500
Reagan's economic policies that called for tax cuts and decrease of federal spending (the proper economic term, not Reagonomics)
What is supply side economics?
500
The new leader of Iran after Reza Pahlavi was overthrown
Who is Grand Ayotallah Ruhollah Khomeini?
500
Russian word which meant a restructuring of the government and economy in the Soviet Union
What is perestroika
500
The sponsor of the Reagan v Carter Debate
What is the League of Woman Voters?
500
George H. W. Bush campaigned in the election of 1988 using this phrase...
What is Read my lips, no new taxes