Modern Era Presidents Quiz

What is the nickname often used in the press for the Affordable Healthcare Act?

• Americare

• Obamacare
• Barackcare
• Medicare

President Obama ordered the military operation that resulted in the death of what terrorist that was responsible for the attack on New York?

• Kim Jong-Un

• Osama Bin Laden

• Idi Amin Dada

• Saddam Hussein

What terrorist group, led by Osama bin Laden, organized the September 11 attack on the US?

• Taliban

• Hezbollah

• al-Qaeda

• Houthis

What law was passed after 9/11 to stop future terrorist attacks and identify suspected terrorists, but was said to violate the privacy rights of Americans?

• Espionage Act

• Title IX

• No Child Left Behind

• Patriot Act

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

• The Campaign Recount law passed by Congress

• The Supreme Court stopping the recount in Florida - Bush Wins

• President Clinton suspending election after November 8th

• An FBI investigation showing mass voter fraud

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

Passed under George W. Bush, No Child Left Behind (NCLB)...

• reduced the number of standardized tests students take due to the level of stress caused by such exams

• created the Charter School system

• required schools to test students progress in reading and math and share the results

• finalized the process of integrating schools racially

The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country fell?

• China
• Kuwait
• Soviet Union
• Iraq

• Afghanistan

Who did Reagan appoint as the first female Supreme Court Justice?

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Sonya Sotamayor

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Elena Kagin

Before becoming President, Reagan was governor of what state?

• New York

• Florida

• Ilinois

• California

• Texas