A16-4 Age of Terrorism

What was so controversial about the election of 2000?

• a third-party candidate won the election

• the candidate that won the popular vote didn’t win the election

• the president and vice president were from two different parties

• the vice presidential winner died and had to be replaced

How many planes were involved in the attacks on September 11th, 2001?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What terrorist organization was responsible for the attack on 9/11?

• ISIS

• Hezbollah

• al Qaeda

• Hamas

What nation(s) were invaded as a result of the attacks on September 11th, 2001?

• Iraq

• Pakistan and Syria

• Iraq and Afghanistan

• Afghanistan

What act increased the ability of law enforcement agencies to search records in the pursuit to combat terrorism?

• The Teller Act

• The Patriot Act

• The Freedom

• The Securities Act

What was the reason given for before the invasion of Iraq in 2003?

• to liberate the Iraqi people

• Iraq had invaded the nation of Kuwait

• the Iraqi government was committing acts of genocide

• Iraq was making weapons of mass destruction

What caused the Great Recession of 2008?

• housing market crashed and banks made poor investment loans

• a collapse of the Greek economy

• the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

• President Obama was elected

What is the name of the act passed in an attempt to improve health care and requires all citizens to have health insurance?

• Healthcare Modernization Act

• Medicare

• Affordable Care Act

• Medical Securities Act

Who was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks that was killed in May, 2011?

• Saddam Hussein

• Osama bin Laden

• Muammar Gaddafi

• Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Which two presidents won the electoral vote and the presidency despite losing the popular vote?

• George H.W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

• George W. Bush

• Barak Obama

• Donald Trump