Question | Answer |
Companies that do business in many countries | Multinational corporations |
Small computers that the average person can use | Personal computers |
Process by which economies and cultures become connected with those of other nations | Globalization |
Mechanical devices that send and receive signals while orbiting Earth in space | Satellites |
Use of technology to solve problems affecting living organisms | Biotechnology |
World wide connection of computer systems via cables and satellites | Internet |
Who was the first modern computer designed to benefit? | Military |
Company that developed the first commercially successful computer | IBM |
How has globalization negatively affected the American economy? | Manufacturing jobs moved to overseas locations where labor was cheaper |
How did the growth of the service economy affect labor unions? | Enrollment declined |
Led the Republican postilion to Pres. Bill Clinton | Newt Gingrich |
Special prosecutor who investigated Pres. Clinton's investments | Kenneth Starr |
Wealthy business man who ran in Pres. race against Bill Clinton as an independent in 1992 | H. Ross Perot |
Act of bringing a Pres. to trial before the US Senate | Impeachment |
Imposed a waiting period before buying a handgun | Brady Bill |
Guaranteed most full time employees 12 work weeks of unpaid leave each year for the birth and care of a newborn child | Family Medical Leave Act |
Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992 because George H. W. Bush broke this promise made to the American people | Not to raise taxes |
Pres. Clinton failed to establish this. | Health Care plan for American people |
Main effect of the "Contract with America" | Republican took control of Congress. |
Goals of Newt Gingrich's "Contract With America" Plan | Congressional term limits, reduction of federal bureaucracy, ad a balanced budget amendment to Constitution, large tax cuts, increase defense spending, welfare reforms, tough anticrime legislation |
Why was Pres. Clinton impeached? | He lied under oath about an affair |
Trade agreement among the United States, Canada, and Mexico to remove trade restrictions | NAFTA |
Why was the EU(European Union) created? | Strengthen the economies of European nations |
Why did the UN intervene with the sending of humanitarian aide to Bosnia? | Serbians were forcibly removing Bosnians from their homes and later murdering them |
Goal of Al Qaida | End American involvement in the Middle East |
State sanctioned mass murder, rape, and violence | Ethnic cleansing |
Why did Clinton support free trade blocs? | To increase the prosperity of particular countries |
A positive effect of economic globalization | People were being exposed to new ideas and technologies |
US military intervention failed to end this civil war. | Somalian |
Pres. Clinton went to Norway to negotiate an end to conflict between these two countries | Palestine, Israel |
Legislation that set federal performance standards for schools | No Child Left Behind Act |
Legislation that broadens government's powers to monitor suspected terrorists | Patriot Act |
Islamic fundamentalist government | Taliban |
Agency that coordinates government agencies responsible for domestic security | Department of Homeland Security |
Large-scale nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons | WMD-Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Which state's voting results were key to determining the winner of the 2000 presidential election | Florida |
Who decided the winner of the 2000 Pres. election? | Supreme Court |
In his first term, why did George W. Bush cut taxes? | Stimulate the economy |
Women who played a significant role in the 2008 Pres. election | Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin |
Students taught in their native language as well as English | Bilingual education |
Improving opportunities for women & minorities by giving preference to them in school admission and job applications | Affirmative Action |
Transfer from government ownership to control by private business | Privatize |
Increased quotas to 40%, eased most immigration restrictions | Immigration Act of 1990 |
Stopped flow of illegal immigrants by penalizing employers who hire them and granted residential status to those living in us since 1982. | Immigration and Control Act of 1986 |
Increased federal resources to apprehend and prosecute men guilty of violent acts against women | Violence Against Women Act |
Largest immigrant group in American society in recent years | Latinos |
Argument of immigration supporters | Immigrants preform jobs that others do not want |
At the beginning of this century, in which location did the United States experience the most population growth? | Sunbelt |
Correct description of how American society is changing | Life expectancy is increasing |
World wide trade agreement | GATT |
Result of the development of satellite technology | Speed of worldwide communications increased |
Effect of globalization in American | Growth in the US service industry |
Gun control act named for pres. aide who was wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan | Brady Bill |
Plan proposed by Newt Gingrich that attacked big govern and emphasized patriotism and traditional values | Contract With America |
Created in response to the European Union | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
Why did Pres. Clinton send US Military to Somalia? | Their government had disintegrated and fighting cause widespread famine.The US led a multinational force to bring peace and distribute food. |
Contributing factor in the economic crisis of 2008 | Risky bank loans |
Why did Pres. Bush call for an invasion of Afghanistan? | The Taliban refused to deliver Osama bin Laden to the United States |
Today, most immigrants to the United States come from? | Latin America and Asia |
Replaced GATT, negotiated trade agreements and settled trade disputes | WTO-World Trade Organization |
What caused the development of the modern computer? | Enemy rivalries during WWII |
Led to a rise in multinational corporations | Globalization laws |
Who promoted himself as a centrist which attracted voters in the 1992 pres. election | William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton |
Believed in strong national defense, tough stands on crime, free trade, welfare reform, and closer ties with corporations | Centrists |
One victory of Clinton's administration | Passage of the Brady Bill-gun control |
Why did Pres. Clinton send military troops to Bosnia? | To stop ethnic cleansing of Muslims and Croats |
Which group was removed from power as a result of the US invasion of Afghanistan? | Taliban |