HW Bush-Clinton Quiz

Which of the following were considered domestic problems for HW Bush following the Savings & Loan crisis of his Presidency?

• Raising Taxes

• Unemployment

• Poverty

• All of these were problems

How did the HW Bush respond to the Tiananmen Square Massacre?

• He authorized a military response.

• He announced an arms embargo.

• He raised taxes to pay for the damages.

• He did not respond to this incident.

Why did Iraq's invsion of Kuwait matter so much to the U.S.?

• We greatly depended on the region's oil.

• We knew a lot of Kuwait families.

• Kuwait was an underdog.

• We wanted to stop Communism in Kuwait.

A phrase spoken by  presidential candidate George H. W. Bush at the 1988 Republican National Convention in which he pledge not to tax the American people further. 

• Taxes are OVER
• Read my lips, no new taxes
• Don't Ask, Don't Tell
• Tax Reduction- Guaranteed 

President Bush worked in what industry before entering politics?

• advertising

• software

• oil

• jewelry

President Bush sent in troops to Kuwait to stop what country's aggressive dictator?

• Iran
• Iraq
• Russia
• Kuwait 

What happened to Bill Clinton's plan for affordable health care for all Americans?

• Congress approved the plan
• Congress denied the plan
• The Supreme Court outlawed the plan
• The Supreme Court approved the plan

Clinton was impeached but not convicted for -

• working with the Russians to secure his 1st term as president

• lying under oath about his relationship with an intern.

• covering up a break in at the DNC headquarters

• for firing the Secretary of War

Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb in a federal office building in what city in 1995?

• Oklahoma City
• Kansas City
• Jackson City
• Johnson City

What school shooting took place during Clinton's presidency?

• Columbine
• Sandy Hook
• Virginia Tech
• University of Texas