US History Modern America

What US policy or reform was passed after the Oklahoma City Bombing?

• Patriot Act

• Homeland Security

• Central Intelligence Agency

• Anti-Terrorism & Effective Death Penalty Act

What is the best description of the chart?

• Latin America had a steady decrease in immigration

• Immigration from Communist countries stopped

• Immigration in non-European countries increased.

• Quotas decreased immigration

What was the most noteworthy aspect of the

Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965?

• It created the Department of Homeland Security.

• It overturned the Gentleman's Agreement.

• It ended the quota system and focused on reuniting families.

• It put severe limitations on immigration from Communist countries.

What was controversial about the 2000 Presidential election?

• Florida decided the winner with a recount.

• The election was too close to call so it was declared a tie.

• The Supreme Court had to determine the winner.

• Different candidates won the popular vote and the electoral vote.

One purpose of the Patriot Act was to allow......

• Right to privacy could be violated due to national security.

• Right to free speech could be violated due to espionage.

• Right to protection from illegal search and seizure could be suspended.

• Right to an attorney can be waived for terrorists.

What is the purpose of DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals?

• To protect immigrant children from discrimination.

• To provide immigrant mother's with jobs.

• To provide immigrant children with free education.

• To protect immigrant children from deportation.

“We are gaining ......... understanding of the way economic, institutional, and legal forces shape our surroundings.........;

the next step is learning how to turn such forces to environmental benefit.” 

President Richard Nixon, 1972 

What program are they talking about in this quote?

• Reaganomics

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

• Silent Spring

Iranians invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take all those inside as hostages.

• Attacks of September 11th

• Cold War

• Camp David Accords

• Iranian Hostage Crisis

First African American to hold the office of the presidency.

• Colin Powell

• Barack Obama

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Michelle Obama

This president got America out of the War in Vietnam and pardoned Richard Nixon.

• Bill Clinton

• Ronald Reagan

• Barack Obama

• Gerald Ford