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In the mid-1980s, the United States was involved in an illegal shipment of arms, illegal funding of Central American anti-revolutionaries, and illegal negotiations with hostage-takers. This is generally referred to as the
Eisenhower Doctrine
Iran-Contra Affair.
Seven Days War.
Hostage R Us
"You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe me, I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job."
Richard Nixon, 1973
President Nixon made this statement during the investigation of what came to be known as the Watergate Scandal. What was the result of this investigation for President Nixon?
He was cleared of any
wrongdoing.
President Nixon lost
his bid for re-election to Jimmy Carter.
He won Powerball and bought his own island and was never heard from again.
Facing impeachment, he resigned from office.
The primary cause of the first Gulf War (1990-1991) was
Iraq’s testing of a nuclear device as part of a test of its weapons program.
Iraqi possession of weapons of mass destruction.
Oil
the Iraqi army's sudden invasion of Kuwait.
Coming into effect in 1994, NAFTA encouraged free trade between the United States and which two other countries?
Canada and Mexico
Panama and Brazil
Canada and Cuba
Canada and Japan
Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?
Taliban
Al-Qaeda
PLO
Clowns with Caps
This Cabinet department of the Federal government was established in November, 2002.
United States Department of Homeland Security
USA Patriot
Office of Strategic Influence
Cabinet Door
The decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966) more clearly defined what constitutional issue?
right to be represented by an attorney
freedom of speech
right to a jury trial
freedom of religion
Johnson's "Great Society" consisted of
an intensifying of the war effort in Vietnam.
a conservative support for corporations and wealthy Americans.
lions, tigers, and bears
reforms in health care, education, and civil rights.
The Supreme Court decision in the case of Roe v. Wade (1973) dealt with the issue of
discrimination
flag burning
abortion
school prayer
Which of these have played the GREATEST role in the spread of information in the 21st century?
Internet
television
radio
newspaper
Very much like the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the case of Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) involved
the right to life
freedom of speech
racial discrimination
criminal rights
Which three are the only U.S. presidents to ever go through impeachment proceedings?
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump
Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump
Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Andrew Jackson
Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton
· Kenneth Starr
· Monica Lewinski
· Paula Jones
· Vernon Jordan
Which political scandal are these individuals associated with?
Reality Shows Gone Wrong
Iran-Contra
The impeachment of Bill Clinton
Watergate
Osama bin Laden was BEST known for
invading oil-rich Kuwait in the 1990s
starting the Dab craze.
running the largest dictatorship in the Middle East.
founding an Islamic extremist terrorist group.
· The USA Patriot Act expanded law enforcement agencies' ability to search telephone, e-mail communications, medical, financial, and other records;
· Eased restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering within the United States;
· Broadened the discretion of law enforcement and immigration authorities in detaining and deporting immigrants suspected of terrorism-related acts.
An opponent of the USA PATRIOT Act would cite evidence that this legislation
infringes upon allowing people to decide what to have for dinner
violates citizens' Second and Third Amendment rights.
is not adequate to ensure national security.
infringes upon individual civil liberties.
President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 for
adultery and income tax evasion.
obstruction of justice and perjury.
misappropriation of funds and lifting sanctions with South Africa.
eating too many peaches.
Following the Iraqi surrender in Kuwait, what did the Iraqi forces do as they fled?
cartwheels
killed Saddam Hussein and made peace with the US
attacked US forces with Scud missiles
set the oil rigs on fire
Began a career as a film and television star
Served as president of the Screen Actors Guild
Elected as governor of California
Ordered the National Guard to stop student protests at
California
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
George W.H. Bush
Which of these was an effect of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the current federal immigration guidelines?
it became easier to travel between countries
an increase of student visas to foster cultural understanding
a political shift of the responsibility for immigration control from the federal government to the states
more severe guidelines for visa applications and more stringent enforcement of immigration law
Which of these court cases MOST LIKELY helped accused people who cannot afford lawyers get them from the government?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v. Arizona
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The take-over of the American embassy in ________ in November 1979 confirmed the perceptions in the minds of many that the United States had declined as a world power.
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Saudi Arabia
Iran
What innovation had the BIGGEST impact to business and the service industries in the 1990s?
The Newspaper
The Radio
The Telephone
The Internet
This was the first decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, thus establishing the doctrine of judicial review.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Roe v. Wade
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v Madison
This was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legality of racial segregation so long as facilities were "separate but equal."
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
This Supreme Court case, decided in 1954, declared that the segregation doctrine of "separate but equal," was not Constitutional when applied to the public school system
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v Board of Education
This is the court case that upheld that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination requires law officials to advise a suspect of his rights to remain silent and to obtain a lawyer.
Clancy v. Howe
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Miranda v. Arizona
This was the Supreme Court case that declared that most state and federal laws restricting abortion were unconstitutional and violated women's rights according to the 14th amendment.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
Roe v. Wade
Clark v. Edwards
This 1963 Supreme Court case ruled that states are required by the 6th Amendment to provide legal counsel for defendants if they cannot afford their own lawyer.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
Miranda v. Arizona
This Supreme Court case upheld the Federal government's use of "implied powers," those that are necessary to keep the government running and are not expressly listed in the Constitution.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gibbons v. Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland
Batman v. Robin
In this 1824 case, the Supreme Court upheld the power of the Federal government to regulate commerce between states.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Roe v. Wade
Miranda v Arizona
Gibbons v. Ogden
This was the name of the government building in Oklahoma City that was targeted by an American terrorist in 1995.
Empire State Building
Murrah Federal Building
Pentagon
World Trade Center
American terrorist that destroyed a federal building in 1995.
Timothy McVeigh
Saddam Hussein
Osama Ben Lying
Al Qaeda
This was the series of organized terrorist attacks on the United States by Jihadist extremists
Al Qaeda
Domino Theory
September 14
September 11
This militant extremist group of Sunni Jihadists carried out the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001.
Crazies
Nazi
KKK
Al Qaeda
He was the leader of the terrorist group that carried out the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001.
Kermit The Frog
Mao Zedong
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
This Cabinet-level Federal agency was created in 2002 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
Patriot Act
Homeland Security
TSA
FBI
This legislation, passed in the aftermath of 9/11, expanded law enforcement agencies authority for the purpose of fighting terrorism.
911
Patriotism
Patriot Act
World Trade Center Act
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