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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe confirmation of Clarence Thomas, the second black Supreme Court Justice, is unique becauseMost Northern Senators voted against him, while most Southern senators voted for himThe issue of racial gerrymandering was important in the confirmation hearingsMost Southern senators filibustered because they didn't want an African American on the Supreme CourtIt put an African American on the Supreme Court for the first time.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceRace riots occurred in Los Angeles afterRodney King was illegally arrestedThe white police officers who beat Rodney King were found not guiltythe controversy in the 1992 electionthe mean-spirited confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTexas billionaire and third party candidate who ran in the 1992 presidential election.Ross PerotBill ClintonNewt GingrichGeorge W. Bush
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?Anwar SadatOsama Bin LadenMumamar QuadafiSaadam Hussein
- 5. Multiple ChoicePresident Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?World War IIVietnam WarPersian Gulf WarThis means war
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat political party took control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years, leading to Clinton's conservative policy choices?RepublicansDemocratsLibertariansFascists
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho won the presidential election of 1992?George BushAl GoreBill ClintonRonald Reagan
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich push for to create a balanced budget amendment, tax cuts, welfare reform, and tougher crime laws?"Square Deal""Contract with America""New Frontier""New Deal"
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho did President Bill Clinton place in charge of his health care effort?Ross PerotHillary ClintonRuth Bader GinsburgAl Gore
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat reduced trade barriers among the United States, Mexico, and Canadia?NAFTANATOOPECFAFSA
- 11. Multiple ChoiceTimothy McVeigh detonated a bomb in a federal office building in what city in 1995?Oklahoma CityKansas CityJackson CityJohnson City
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat iconic school shooting took place during Clinton's presidency?ColumbineSandy HookVirginia TechUniversity of Texas
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened for the 1st time in 30 years in the US economy?The economy had a budget surplusThe economy had a budget deficitThe government took more control of the economyThe government became more totalitarian
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?He was firedHe resignedHe was impeachedHe was promoted
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe efforts to impeach President Clintonmade no progress in either the House or the Senate.led to two indictments in the House but an acquittal in the Senate.were completely unsuccessfulwere ignored by the President
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Bill Clinton's impeachment trial reflect about modern U.S. politics?Congress conducts more thorough investigations of judicial nomineesCampaign finances are monitored by a regulatory agencyMedia outlets focus more on policy issues than on the actions of elected officialsElected officials face greater scrutiny of their personal lives
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the woman Bill Clinton had an affair with in the oval office, for which he allegedly lied about, which led to his impeachment?Paula JonesHillary ClintonJanet RenoMonica Lewinsky
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho came to prominence in the Middle East and formed al-Qaeda after the Persian Gulf War?Sadaam HusseinAyatollah KhomeniOsama bin LadenAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe election he won was extremely controversial, as his opponent won the popular vote. Also, recounts took place for about a month after election day to figure out who won. In the end, the Supreme Court stepped in and declared him the winner.George W BushBill ClintonAl GoreBarack Obama
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?"Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume""Debt Crisis Shakes European Union""Russia Increases Petroleum Exports""Troops Deployed to Afghanistan"
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these did Bush NOT create as a result of 9/11?TSA (airport security)Homeland SecurityThe USA Patriot ActThe New Deal
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAfter 9/11, George W. Bush launched the War on __________.WomenDrugsSTAARTerror
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the main reason the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan?Free the people from the brutal rule of the TalibanAttacks of September 11, 2001To help the Afghans fight the SovietsThe U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban
- 24. Multiple ChoiceDuring President George W. Bush's second term as President (2005-2009),he became more popular because of his foreign policy stanceshe created more jobs than Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan combinedhe lost popularity because of war fatigue and a faltering economyhe created new health care legislation, mandating insurance coverage
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first African American President?Oprah WinfreyLebron JamesThurgood MarshallBarack Obama
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) do?Help kids go to school!Help the economy!Encourage math and science!Give people health insurance!
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