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Current Events/Modern Era

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
2.
True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency. 
a)
True
b)
False
3.

To accuse a government official and/or charge with a crime is known as

a)

perjury

b)

political espionage

c)

impeachment

d)

subpoena

4.

EPA

a)

Environmental Protection Agency

b)

Educational Progress Agency

c)

Energy Production Agency

5.

the "Southern Strategy" was used by Nixon to win in a landslide in 1972 election

a)

True

b)

False

6.

After 9/11 - this law was used by the government to investigate citizens they were concerned about

a)

National Security Act

b)

Terrorism Protection Act

c)

USA Patriot Act

7.

Osama Bin Laden - leader of _____________ that was responsible for September 11th.

a)

Al-Jazeera

b)

Al-Qaeda

c)

IRAQ

8.

"Reaganomics" involved raising taxes, cutting defense spending, and increasing the federal budget.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which was the opponent of George W. Bush in the election of 2000?

a)

Katrina

b)

Andrew

c)

Powell

d)

Gore

10.
Which headline describes an event that resulted from the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001? 
a)
Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Resume
b)
Debt Crisis Shakes European Union
c)
Russia Increases Petroleum Exports
d)
Troops Deployed to Afghanistan
11.

Who was the president during 9/11

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

George W. Bush

c)

George W.H. Bush

d)

Donald Trump

12.

What year did 911 occur?

a)

2000

b)

2001

c)

2002

d)

2003

13.

How long was George h w bush president?

a)

8 years

b)

6 years

c)

4 years

d)

2 years

14.
Reagan's Vice President, Republican who was elected President in the election of 1988.
a)
George HW Bush
b)
Bill Clinton
c)
George W Bush
d)
Jimmy Carter
15.
What was the name of the woman Bill Clinton had an affair with in the oval office, for which he allegedly lied about, which led to his impeachment? 
a)
Kris Kardashian
b)
Hilary Clinton
c)
Janet Reno
d)
Monica Lewinsky
16.
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?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
This means war
17.
Jimmy's family owned a _________.
a)
Peanut Farm
b)
Cattle Ranch
c)
Vegetable Farm
d)
Grocery Store
18.
How many terms did Jimmy serve as President of the United States?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
Where was Jimmy Carter born?
a)
Alabama
b)
Florida
c)
Georgia
d)
Hawaii
20.

Reagan was an ________ before he became President.

a)

teacher

b)

actor

c)

football coach

21.

Reagan's home state was ________?

a)

Texas

b)

New York

c)

California

d)

Oregon

22.

Reagan served for ____ terms as President of the U.S..

a)

12

b)

2

c)

0

d)

9

23.

Who invented the Polio vaccine?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Jonas Salk

c)

Jasper Liu

d)

Louis Pasteur

24.

What is the machine that helped Polio patients breathe.

a)

Automated breathing apparatus

b)

Lung shuttle

c)

Iron lung

d)

Mechanical Diaphram

25.

What was the Exxon Valdez accident

a)

A person who died due to an environmental accident

b)

A company that exploded in an industrial accident

c)

The largest oil spill in the United States of America

26.

taxing and spending

a)

fiscal

b)

monetary

27.

Congress reviews the budget and offers suggestions

a)

fiscal

b)

monetary

28.

the action by the FED to adjust the size of the money supply, and to adjust interest rates in order to keep prices down and employment high.

a)

fiscal policy

b)

monetary policy

29.

Fiscal Policy is the

a)

use of taxing and interest rates to influence the economy

b)

use of money supply and interest rates to influence the economy

c)

use of taxing and govt. spending to influence the economy

d)

use of govt. spending and money supply to influence the economy

30.

The annual plan for spending by Congress and the President is

a)

Federal Budget

b)

Fiscal Policy

c)

Money supply

d)

recession

31.
Who is in charge of fiscal policy?
a)
Government
b)
Federal Reserve
32.
Why was the PATRIOT Act created?
a)
To improve counter-terrorism
b)
In response to the 9/11 attacks
c)
All possible responses
33.
Was the government able to detain people simply on the suspicion of terrorism?
a)
Yes
b)
No
34.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
35.

What happened to Nixon as a result of Watergate?

a)

Elected to a second term

b)

Resigned from office

c)

Interviewed on CNN

d)

Impeached and removed from office

36.

The Persian Gulf War happened while he was president. The fighting only lasted for 100 hours in Iraq and Kuwait.

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George H.W. Bush

e)

Bill Clinton

37.

This president created the Department of Homeland Security.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George W. Bush

e)

Bill Clinton

38.

He was the first African-American president.

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George W. Bush

e)

Bill Clinton

39.

Trump was born in _________.

a)

Texas

b)

New York

c)

New Hamphsire

d)

Orlando

40.

Who lost the 2016 election

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Hillary Clition

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Obama

41.
Barack Obama was the _______ President of the United States.
on.
a)
Fortieth
b)
Forty-first
c)
Forty-second
d)
Forty-Fourth
42.
Who was the Vice President of the United States under Barack Obama?
a)
Richard Cheney
b)
Joseph Biden
c)
Dan Quayle
d)
Al Gore
43.
Where was President Barack Obama born?
a)
Ohio
b)
Hawaii
c)
Connecticut
d)
Virginia

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