AEF 2023 US Chapter 21 Review

George W. Bush first served as the Governor of which state?

• New York

• Connecticut

• Texas

The Supreme Court decided the 2000 Election.

• true

• false

Which event did NOT occur during George W. Bush's presidency?

• 9/11 Attacks

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Hurricane Katrina

• Iraq War (2003)

True or False: George Bush won both the electoral and popular vote

• True
• False

Why did 80% of New Orleans flood after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005?

• It was a Category 3 Hurricane

• The levees holding back the water failed

• It was a Category 5 Hurricane

• Because New Orleans is 500 ft above sea level

The federal government responded to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by -

• creating a cabinet-level Department for Homeland Security
• enacting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• decreasing defense spending
• expanding the civil liberties of American citizens

This third party candidate helped to influence the close presidential election of 2000 by most likely "stealing" votes away from Al Gore.

• Ralph Nader
• Ross Perot
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Hillary Clinton

_______________ was the invasion of Afghanistan by the U.S. and allied forces to push terrorist organizations out.

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Enduring Freedom

• the D-Day invasion

Which of the following describe Operation Iraqi Freedom? (click all that apply)

• Bush feared Saddam Hussein was supplying terrorists with weapons to use against the U.S.

• No weapons of mass destruction were actually found

• Saddam Hussein was working with French forces to invade the U.S.

• Saddam Hussein was captured and ultimately executed by the Iraqi government in 2006

The Patriot Act was passed under this president after 9/11.

• George W. Bush

• Carter

• Clinton

• Obama