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10th U.S. History
Chapter 27 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the name of the scandal regarding the Clinton's investment in a failed resort development? | Whitewater Scandal |
| Why did Conservatives reject the Clinton health-care plan? | Tax increase, abortion coverage, and a new government bureaucracy who have to bring one-seventh of business under government regulation. Too expensive and too intrusive. |
| Who led the health-care reform? | Hillary Clinton |
| Define Family and Medical Leave Act. | unpaid time off for employees with newborns or ill family members |
| Define Brady Bill. | gun control legislation |
| Define National Voter Registration Act. | motor voter act, which required states to allow voters to register when they applied for a driver's license |
| What act opened free trade with Mexico? | NAFTA |
| What was Contract with Americans? | Ten popular Republican bills promised to be up for a vote within the first 100 days if they were elected into office. Not all the bills were passed. |
| Who was labeled "the comeback kid"? | Bill Clinton |
| Who was the Republican Speaker of the House during the Clinton Administration? | Newt Gingrich |
| What presidential power did the Supreme Court strike down as unconstitutional? | Line-item veto |
| Why did the government shut down nonessential offices in 1995 and 1996? | Budget dispute between Clinton and the Republicans |
| Who was the 1996 Republican candidate in the presidential election who was an experienced legislator? | Bob Dole |
| Define Defense of Marriage Act and did Clinton sign it? | Yes, Clinton signed the Act which secured federal benefits for spouses in traditional marriage only, even though Clinton endorsed homosexual rights. |
| Define Welfare Reform Act of 1996. | sought to end dependency of the poor on government handouts |
| Who was the Reform Party candidate in the 1996 election? | Ross Perot |
| Who won the 1996 presidential election? | Clinton |
| Which African country did American forces leave after a failed peacekeeping mission? | Somalia |
| Did Clinton use military force in any foreign affairs? | Yes |
| Define Dayton Accords. | fragile peace agreement in the Balkans |
| What nation did the U.S. help to reinstate their president? | Haiti |
| What happened to Bill Clinton that only happened to one other president and why? | He was impeached based on perjury charges for tax evasion. |
| Compare and contrast the elections of 1996 and 2000, specifically the strategies and results. | -1996 Dole campaigned on political experience, moral integrity, and tax cuts, but he lacked enthusiasm. Clinton was being re-elected and focused on prosperity while in office, so he easily won the election. -In 2000, Bush ran as a uniter and chose Cheney so he wouldn't be considered as "inexperienced". He attacked Gore, highlighting exaggerations. Gore distanced himself from Clinton scandals and chose Lieberman as a running mate. He attacked Bush's intellectual ability. Very, very close election. |
| What theme did George W. Bush run on for the presidential election? | "Compassionate conservatism" |
| Why did Clinton remain popular with the public considering his failures and scandals? | The nation was prospering and economy was good. Some looked at his moral issues as personal affairs and didn't reflect on his job performance. Clinton was also a good manipulator of public opinion. |
| Republican VP candidate in 2000? | Richard Cheney |
| Who was the first practicing Jew to run on a major presidential ticket (Al Gore's running mate)? | Joe Lieberman |
| Who won the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election? | Al Gore |
| Who won the electoral vote in the 2000 presidential election? | George W. Bush |
| What state held the crucial recount in the 2000 election? | Florida |
| Who was the leader of al-Qaeda? | Osama bin Laden |
| Who was the Republican VP candidate in 2008? | Sarah Palin |
| Who was the Republican who Obama names to be his secretary of defense? | Robert Gates |
| How did Obama justify government bailouts of automakers and financial institutions? | By saying they were too big to fail |
| What was the only U.S. automaker to refuse government bailout? | Ford |
| What happened in the 2010 midterm elections? | The Democrats lost their majority to Republicans in the House of Representatives. |
| Did Obama's healthcare bill pass Congress? | Yes, sadly |
| Who was Judd Gregg? | briefly served as Obama's secretary of commerce |
| Name the two Supreme Court nominees during Obama's first two years in office. | Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor |
| What prison camp did Obama pledge to close once he became president? | Guantanamo Bay, which is still open |
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