Modern Day History

Broad tax cuts, cuts to the federal budget, and increased military spending, Reagan believed all of these would promote economic expansion, these are examples of what policy:

• Reaganomics

• Strategic Defense Initiative

• Containment

• Fiscal Responsibility

Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, by President Reagan? 

• Sonia Sontamayor
• Ruth Bader Ginsberg
• Elana Kagen
• Sandra Day O'Connor

What word best describes Ronald Reagan?

• Liberal

• Conservative

• Progressive

• Socialist

President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?

• World War II
• Vietnam War
• Persian Gulf War
• This means war

What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?

• Anwar Sadat
• Osama Bin Laden
• Mumamar Quadafi 
• Saadam Hussein

What religious group formed to promote family values and support conservative politicians?

• Great Society
• New Right
• Moral Majority
• Social Gospel

What company did Bill Gates start?

• Apple

• Microsoft

• Samsung

• LG

What does impeachment mean?

• removal from office

• conviction of a crime

• formal accusation of wrongdoing

Which of the following presidents was NOT formally impeached?

• Andrew Johnson

• Richard Nixon

• Bill Clinton

The NAFTA agreement enacted by Clinton removes trade barriers between what 3 countries?

• Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.A.
• France, Russia, and the U.S.A.