Domain 6

What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

• The US declared war on Afghanistan

• The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded

• The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East

• A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

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What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.

• It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

• To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

• It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

• It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts

Who was president during 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the War on Terror?

• Bill Clinton

• George W Bush

• Barack Obama

• George H.W. Bush

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Which of these events directly lead to the War on Terror?

• Operation Dessert Storm

• The passage of the US PATRIOT ACT

• The September 11 Attacks

• The 1996 Oklahoma City bombings

Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?

• The Iraqi government was hiding Osama bin Laden

• The Iraqi government masterminded 9/11

• Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction

• Iraq has just invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves

Which amendment do critics say the PATRIOT Act violates for Americans?

• 6th Amendment: Right to a fair trial

• 4th Amendment: Right to privacy

• 5th Amendment: Right to due process

• 1st Amendment free speech rights

Who was the mastermind (leader) behind the September 11th attacks?

• Osama bin Laden
• Sadam Hussein
• ISIS
• Vladimir Putin

During Bush’s second term the worst financial crisis in the US since the Great Depression

• Black Tuesday
• The Great Depression
• Financial Crisis of 2008
• Stagflation

Clinton’s Vice President, Democratic candidate in the election of 2000, lost to Bush

• Bob Dole
• John Kerry
• Al Gore Jr.
• Bernie Sanders

new cabinet level department created to keep the US secure from all threats

• ICE
• Department of Homeland Security
• Internal Security Systems
• IRS