Modern America

The Election of 2000 shows...

• voter participation is lowering

• Electoral College always follows the will of the people

• Candidate can win without the majority of the popular vote

• 3rd party candidates had no effect on Presidential elections

Why was the Presidential election of 2000 historically significant?

• US Supreme Court stopped the recount in Florida

• Winner of the popular vote became President

• 3rd party candidate won several electoral votes

• Electoral College ended in a tie

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 led to the federal government to pass the...

• USA Patriot Act

• No Child Left Behind

• Endangered Species Act

• Community Reinvestmenr Act

The results of the 2008 election can be seen as a long-term effect of...

• The Civil Rights Movement

• The Women's Suffrage Movement

• The Tea Party Movement

• The Conservative Resurgence

An immediate American response by the United States to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 was to...

• Invade Iraq to end the rule of Saddam Hussein

• Boycott Iran for supporting global terrorism

• Overthrow Taliban rule for shielding Osama Bin Laden

• End trade with Middle Eastern nations

The U.S. Govt. responded to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center & Pentagon by

• Creating Homeland Security

• Enacting the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

• Decreasing defense spending

• Expanding civil liberties of American citizens

The September 11, 2001 attacks led to...

• Bankruptcy of two U.S. airlines and a failure of computers

• Closing of U.S. financial markets, slowing of air travel

• U.S. trade boycotts of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, & Lebanon

• Recession in the U.S. housing market

Which piece of legislation had the largest impact on the U.S. educational system?

• USA Patriot Act

• Americans with Disabilities Act

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

• No Child Left Behind

Economic policies of President Reagan 81-89 and George W. Bush 01-09, were similar because both

• Balanced the federal budget

• Brought an end to poverty

• Used tax cuts to encourage economic growth

• Decreased military spending

The passage of the USA Patriot Act & creating the Dept. of Homeland Security showed that...

• Federal laws emphasize individual responsibility for education

• Govt. programs are successful in ending threats of terror

• Americans leaders felt that the country was already safe

• Security concerns can lead to new federal legislation