EOC Notecards 258-288

The US was attacked by the Al Qaeda. The terrorists attacked four US planes and ran them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon; one was taken down in a Pennsylvania field

• 11/22/1963

• 9/11/2001

• 7/4/1776

• 4/4/1968

Bush v Gore. This election was the closest in US History, over 500 votes in Florida. Controversy over ballots. US Supreme Court ruled to end the recount givng Bush the victory in this year

• 1860

• 1968

• 2000

• 1932

The Invasion of Iraq led by the US in 2003 to stop the development of weapons of mass destruction. Part of Bush's War on Terror. No weapons of mass destruction found

• Operation Enduring Freedom

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Operation Desert Storm

• Operation Tet Offensive

What was Bush's response to 9/11?

• War on Drugs

• War on Vietnam

• War on Terror

• War on Korea

NATO led war in Afghanistan, Response to 9/11 and part of the War on Terror. US overthrows Taliban for providing a safe-haven for Al Quaeda

• Operation Enduring Freedom

• Operation Desert Storm

• Operation Tet Offensive

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

Republican, President during 9/11 attacks, invaded Iraq and Afghanistan, economy, huge tax cuts, No Child Left Behind, Medicare prescription drug benefits, Hurricane Katrina

• Bill Clinton

• George W Bush

• George HW Bush

• Jimmy Carter

How the US President is elected, a body comprised of electors from each state based on the number of its senators and representatives in Congress. The American people vote for electors who vote for President

• US Senate

• US House of Reporesentatives

• Electoral College

• Great Compromise

Impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of perjury--lying under oath

• Richard Nixon

• Andrew Johnson

• Jimmy Carter

• Bill Clinton

This eliminated all tariffs between US, Canado and Mexico

• CAFTA

• ASEAN

• Open Door Policy

• NAFTA

Second president to be impeached, impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice related to the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Passed NAFTA and Social Security Reform

• Jimmy Carter

• Bill Clinton

• Andrew Johnson

• Richard Nixon