The Presidencies of Carter, Reagan, H.W. Bush, and Clinton

Multiple Select

Pick the two countries that were at the center of the Camp David Accords of 1978.

• Israel

• Egypt

• Syria

• Palestine

Multiple Choice

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.

• Grenada

• Iran

• Iraq

• Cambodia

Multiple Choice

Reagan's terms in office have been described as the "Reagan Revolution", analyze the choices below, which choice BEST highlights why Reagan's terms in office can be described as a revolution?

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  Reagan believed that military spending should be increased.

• Because of Reagan's belief in free markets he started certain price controls on domestic oil.

• After many years of economic controls and welfare, Reagan believed that the government had too much control.

• Reagan attempted to decrease the Federal Insurance Contribution Act tax (FICA), thereby making the Social Security system more stable.

Multiple Select

Choose the two reasons that the United States became involved in the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991).

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  The U.S. became involved in the Persian Gulf War to end the Iranian Hostage Crisis.

• The U.S. became involved in the Persian Gulf War to remove Iraqi soldiers from Kuwait.

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  The U.S. became involved in the Persian Gulf War to stop the Taliban from hiding Osama bin-Laden.

• The U.S. became involved in the Persian Gulf War to secure their oil interest in the Middle East.

Multiple Choice

"On August 17, 1998, William Jefferson Clinton swore to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth before a Federal grand jury of the United States. Contrary to that oath, William Jefferson Clinton willfully provided perjurious, false and misleading testimony to the grand jury concerning one or more of the following: (1) the nature and details of his relationship with a subordinate Government employee; (2) prior perjurious, false and misleading testimony he gave in a Federal civil rights action brought against him; (3) prior false and misleading statements he allowed his attorney to make to a Federal judge in that civil rights action; and (4) his corrupt efforts to influence the testimony of witnesses and to impede the discovery of evidence in that civil rights action."

This excerpt was used

• by Bush to pardon Clinton.

• against Clinton in his reelection.

• in a civil lawsuit against Clinton.

• as part of the impeachment of Clinton.

Open Ended

Share one major life lesson you can take away from learning about the presidencies of Carter, Reagan, H.W. Bush, and/or Clinton.

Example: "Tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember the lie."