"You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm innocent. You've got to believe me, I'm innocent. If you don't, take my job."

Richard Nixon, 1973

President Nixon made this statement during the investigation of what came to be known as the Watergate Scandal. What was the result of this investigation for President Nixon?

The primary cause of the first Gulf War (1990-1991) was

Coming into effect in 1994, NAFTA encouraged free trade between the United States and which two other countries?

Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?

This Cabinet department of the Federal government was established in November, 2002.

The decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966) more clearly defined what constitutional issue?

Johnson's "Great Society" consisted of

The Supreme Court decision in the case of Roe v. Wade (1973) dealt with the issue of

Which of these have played the GREATEST role in the spread of information in the 21st century?

Very much like the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the case of Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) involved

Which three are the only U.S. presidents to ever go through impeachment proceedings?

· Kenneth Starr

· Monica Lewinski

· Paula Jones

· Vernon Jordan

Which political scandal are these individuals associated with?

Osama bin Laden was BEST known for

· The USA Patriot Act expanded law enforcement agencies' ability to search telephone, e-mail communications, medical, financial, and other records;

· Eased restrictions on foreign intelligence gathering within the United States;

· Broadened the discretion of law enforcement and immigration authorities in detaining and deporting immigrants suspected of terrorism-related acts.

An opponent of the USA PATRIOT Act would cite evidence that this legislation

President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 for

Following the Iraqi surrender in Kuwait, what did the Iraqi forces do as they fled?

Began a career as a film and television star

Served as president of the Screen Actors Guild

Elected as governor of California

Ordered the National Guard to stop student protests at

California

Which of these was an effect of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, on the current federal immigration guidelines?

Which of these court cases MOST LIKELY helped accused people who cannot afford lawyers get them from the government?

The take-over of the American embassy in ________ in November 1979 confirmed the perceptions in the minds of many that the United States had declined as a world power.

What innovation had the BIGGEST impact to business and the service industries in the 1990s?

This was the first decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional, thus establishing the doctrine of judicial review.

This was a U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legality of racial segregation so long as facilities were "separate but equal."

This Supreme Court case, decided in 1954, declared that the segregation doctrine of "separate but equal," was not Constitutional when applied to the public school system

This is the court case that upheld that the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination requires law officials to advise a suspect of his rights to remain silent and to obtain a lawyer.

This was the Supreme Court case that declared that most state and federal laws restricting abortion were unconstitutional and violated women's rights according to the 14th amendment.

This 1963 Supreme Court case ruled that states are required by the 6th Amendment to provide legal counsel for defendants if they cannot afford their own lawyer.

This Supreme Court case upheld the Federal government's use of "implied powers," those that are necessary to keep the government running and are not expressly listed in the Constitution.

In this 1824 case, the Supreme Court upheld the power of the Federal government to regulate commerce between states.

This was the name of the government building in Oklahoma City that was targeted by an American terrorist in 1995.

American terrorist that destroyed a federal building in 1995.

This was the series of organized terrorist attacks on the United States by Jihadist extremists

This militant extremist group of Sunni Jihadists carried out the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001.

He was the leader of the terrorist group that carried out the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001.

This Cabinet-level Federal agency was created in 2002 in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

This legislation, passed in the aftermath of 9/11, expanded law enforcement agencies authority for the purpose of fighting terrorism.