How did Clinton attempt to address social concerns early on in his Presidency regarding family?
What is Clinton signed the Family Medical Leave Act (1993) which allowed family members up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for family in the event of an emergency? (2)
100
What emerged as the biggest threat to US security by the end of Clinton’s Presidency?
What is Foreign Terrorism emerged as the biggest threat to the US in the 1990s? (16)
100
What has caused an increase in technological innovation in the last fifty years?
What is Computers? (17)
100
What is the European Union (1993)
What is a treaty that created one monetary unit in Europe and coordinates the economies of all member nations (29)?
100
Why have labor unions lost political power?
What is a lower supply of labor jobs? (32)
200
What was one of the most shocking acts of violence in 1995?
What is domestic terrorism event when Timothy McVeigh, an anti-government extremist blew up the Oklahoma City Court House killing 168 and injuring 800? (3)
200
What was the US’s new standing in the world?
What is The US was the strongest military and economic super power? (13)
200
What effect did the microprocessor have on computers?
What is it lead to smaller computers? (18)
200
NAFTA (1994) What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA - 1994)?
What is the removal of trade restrictions between Canada, Mexico and the US (29)?
200
What demonstrated the interdependence of global economies in 2008?
What is The entire globe entered a recession? (33)
300
What was one of the most shocking acts of violence in 1999?
What is Columbine High School mass shooting by heavily armed students killing 13 and wounding 24? (3)
300
What was the main cause of economic growth throughout the 90s?
What is Technological innovation? (11)
300
What is biotechnology?
What is The use of living organisms in the development of new products? (25)
300
What is the World Trade Organization (WTO -1995)?
What is international organization designed to settle trade disputes and promote tariff reduction (29)?
300
Which countries have some of the fastest growing economies?
What is China (now the second largest economy), India,and Brazil? (34)
400
What are midterm elections?
What is elections that take place every two years when every seat in the House of Representatives and 1/3 of the Senate is up for election? (4)
400
After the House of Representatives impeached President Clinton, what did the Senate do?
What is The House of Representatives impeached Clinton, but the Senate did not have enough votes to convict him? (10)
400
What has improvements in biotechnology lead to?
What is The human genome has been mapped, better treatments for cancer and AIDS have developed and the average life expectancy has risen? (26)
400
How might a multinational corporation take advantage of globalization?
What is a Headquarters – in one country to take advantage of certain tax codes and Factories – another country to take advantage of cheap labor costs (30)?
500
Why was Congress investigating the Clinton’s?
What is Bill and Hillary Clinton were being investigated for investments made in the Whitewater Development Corporation in Arkansas? (8)
500
What did Bill Clinton do that was illegal?
What is He lied about the affair under oath? (9)
500
What is globalization?
What is Process by which national economies, politics, cultures and societies mix with those of other nations around the world? (27)
500
What sort of transition is the US economy in (in terms of the type of jobs that are most common)?