Modern America

What stopped the 2000 election recount which gave Bush the victory?

• The Campaign Recount law passed by Congress

• The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v Gore

• President Clinton suspending election after November 8th

• An FBI investigation showing mass voter fraud

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

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

What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

• The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding

• The city had no flood prevention technology

• The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades

• The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees

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

• Bill Clinton

• George W Bush

• Barack Obama

• George H.W. Bush

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

Questions about vote count accuracy was based on __ and __, so the __ campaign demanded a __.

• "butterfly ballots", "hanging chads", Gore, recount

• "hanging chads", "swing votes", Bush, revote

• "swing votes", "butterfly ballots", Gore, revote

• "butterfly ballots", "hanging chads", Bush, recount

What was the name of the terror group responsible for the attack?

• Taliban

• ISIS

• Al-Qaeda

• Al Shabab

Who was the leader of Al-Qaeda?

• Osama Bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

• Omar Al-Baghdadi

• Khalid Sheikh Mohammad

In which country did Osama Bin laden and Al-Qaeda run training camps to prepare the terrorists that carried out the 9/11 attacks?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Pakistan

• Afganistan