Reagan/Bush
The conservative Christian fundamentalists (that make up about 10% of Americans) called themselves this (in support of Reagan and all future Republicans).
What is the "moral" "majority?"
What is perjury?
Clinton's VP who Bush II defeated in 2000 by winning Florida but losing the popular vote.
Who is Al Gore?
2010 saw the beginning of a conservative political movement based on anti-government ideals (no taxes, no regulation) that swept Republicans into power in both the House and Senate - this movement is known as:
What is the Tea Party?
A response to both the Waco siege and the incident at Ruby Ridge; domestic terrorists bombed the government building in this state capitol.
What is Oklahoma City?
Reagan's economic team called it Reaganomics or supply-side economics, critics called it this.
What is "trickle-down" economics?
or
What is "Voodoo" economics?
This Texas billionaire helped elect Bill Clinton in 1992 (and 1996) by running as a Third Party candidate.
Who was H. Ross Perot?
This government agency was created by the USA PATRIOT Act in response to 9/11.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
Democratic Presidents had been trying to pass something like it since Woodrow Wilson (but Harry Truman really tried, LBJ got a partial win, Clinton made it a priority) but Obama finally passed something for all Americans. Most people call it Obamacare, what is it actually called?
What is the Affordable Care Act?
or the PPACA?
Most countries have some limitations on trade with other nations (like tariffs, etc.) Clinton struck this deal to do away with those limits with Mexico and Canada.
What was NAFTA?
The first Iraq War (Operation Desert Storm) was in response to Saddam Hussein invading this U.S. ally.
What was Kuwait?
Now 5 distinct countries this former 'iron curtain' republic saw a number of wars with U.S. intervention from 1991 until 2003.
What is the former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia?
The Bush II sponsored education omnibus (comprehensive law) that made it difficult for student's to fail classes.
What was "No Child Left Behind?"
Besides inheriting from Bush II a broken economy and two forever wars, Obama also got to deal with the fallout of a power vacuum in Iraq and parts of Syria (due to a civil war) that led directly to the creation of this group?
What is ISIS/L (the Islamic State)?
Osama bin Laden, founder of al Qaeda, was killed on orders from President Obama by Seal Team Six, in this country.
What is Pakistan?
This famous promise from George H.W. Bush did not help his reelection chances when he had to go against it.
What was: "Read my lips, no new taxes."
Newt Gingrich's more-than-a-promise to the American people when Republicans took back the majority in the House and Senate.
What was the Contract With America?
The 9/11 terrorist attacks consisted of four planes, 2 hit the World Trade Center in New York, 1 hit the Pentagon in Virginia, and the 4th which was headed toward DC instead landed in a field here. (After the terrorists were overpowered by the passengers).
What is Shanksville, PA?
There were many factors that caused the Great Recession of 2008: deregulation, unnecessary tax breaks, uncontrolled military spending (sound familiar) but the main reason it happened was?
What is the failure of the subprime mortgage lending derivatives market?
I will accept anything to do with the housing market and bad loans.
On this date, at the urging of a lame duck president and many current members of the House and Senate, a violent mob, coordinated by anti-government, domestic terror and white supremacist groups, broke into and vandalized the Capitol Building of the United States threatening the lives of the sitting VP, Speaker of the House, and Democratic members of Congress.
What is January 6th, 2020?
This former Marine Corps Lt. Colonel and member of Reagan's National Security Council took most of the blame for the Iran-Contra scandal (he was convicted of three felonies, but pardoned.)
Who was Oliver North?
Leader of the Branch Davidian sect he and his followers were raided by the federal government at their compound in Waco, TX leading to many deaths after a 51 day siege.
Who was David Koresh?
The reason the Bush II Administration gave for the invasion of Iraq (since there had never been radical Islamic terrorists activity there).
What were "weapons of mass destruction?"
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was a multinational agreement between the United States, major countries within the European Union, China, Russia, and this country to allow for the monitoring and prevention of a potential nuclear arms program.
What is Iran? i.e. the Iran Nuclear Deal?
The intellectual legal framework that theorizes that U.S. institutions (criminal justice, housing, banking, healthcare, etc.) have racism embedded in laws, regulations, rules, and procedures that lead to differential outcomes by race.
What is Critical Race Theory?