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WorksheetsChapter 26 & 27 CP US History Study Guide
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
What is another name for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?
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Reagan responded to the Communist guerrillas in El Salvador by . . .
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Which of the following was a big part of Reagan’s second term?
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The Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 1988 election was . . .
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In what nation did the Soviets fight the mujahideen?
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On which issue did Bill Clinton focus when attacking Bush during the 1992 election?
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In what part of government spending did Reagan ask for continuous increases?
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Which Russian premier called for perestroika and glasnost?
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The Twenty-seventh Amendment deals with . . .
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What country was defeated in a one-hundred-hour ground war?
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Bill Clinton claimed to be . . .
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Which tainted Reagan’s second term?
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In what aspect of the Reagan Revolution was the president least successful?
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Where did Reagan experience a major setback in foreign policy?
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What major campaign promise did George H. W. Bush break during his presidency?
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Which Caribbean nation was liberated from a Communist government by U.S. forces?
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In what nation were hundreds of U.S. Marines killed when their barracks were attacked by terrorists?
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Who was the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election?
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In the 1996 election, all the following were presidential candidates except . . .
Hillary Clinton.
Bob Dole.
Ross Perot.
Bill Clinton.
Which of these does not represent a backlash of political conservatives against the Clinton administration?
the Christian Coalition
the “Contract with America”
talk radio
the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy
George W. Bush ran for president on the theme . . .
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Who was the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2000 election?
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Who led the fight for a universal health-care system for the United States in 1993?
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Who was the Republican presidential candidate in the 2000 election?
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Osama bin Laden was the leader of . . .
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In 1995 and 1996, the government shut down “nonessential” federal offices because of . . .
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Which presidential candidate won the 1996 election?
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Besides Clinton, who was the only U.S. president to be impeached?
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Who was the head of the Reform Party in the 1996 election?
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In 1994, Republicans issued the (a) , promising to bring ten popular bills to a vote in their first one hundred days in office if they were elected to Congress.
In his impeachment trial, Clinton faced charges of perjury and . . .
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Who was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 2000 election?
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Which Supreme Court case declared key sections of DOMA to be unconstitutional?
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The “motor voter act” required states to . . .
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Whom did Al Gore choose as his running mate?
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In which state did a crucial recount occur in the 2000 presidential election?
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Which Supreme Court justice unexpectedly passed away in February 2016?
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Which of the following is associated with the Serbs?
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president who survived an assassination attempt
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presidential candidate who lost by a landslide in the 1984 election
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introduced glasnost
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lost in the 1988 presidential election
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third-party candidate in the 1992 election
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won the election of 1988
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Iraqi dictator
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opposed the Soviet army
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U.S. support of anti-Communist groups throughout the world
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space-based defense shield
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prohibited job discrimination
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dealt with congressional pay
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tainted Reagan’s second term and his reputation
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“openness” in Soviet society
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Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 2000 election
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Democratic presidential candidate in the 2000 election
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Democratic presidential candidate in the 2004 election
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Democratic vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election
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Elected president in 2016
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Won the 2000 presidential election
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Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 2016 election
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Democratic presidential candidate in the 2016 election
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Republican presidential candidate in the 2012 election
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What were the anti-Sandinista guerrillas in Nicaragua called?
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In what country did the mujahideen resist Soviet occupation for ten years?
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What was the official name for the project that critics mockingly called “Star Wars”?
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What legislation prohibited discrimination against disabled individuals in the workplace?
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State two ways that Reaganomics sought to enhance productivity and increase the supply of goods
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What is the term for the amount of money that the government owes?
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What was the code name for the military action to liberate Kuwait?
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Who was Walter Mondale’s vice-presidential running mate?
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What country invaded Kuwait?
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What is the term for “openness” in Soviet society?
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What Russian term means “restructuring”?
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What is the term for the amount by which expenditures exceed income?
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Led by Pat Robertson, this organization issued voter guides to show how candidates had voted on moral issues.
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What do the initials NAFTA stand for?
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What legislation required a five-day waiting period and a background check before a gun could be purchased?
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Who was the Reform Party candidate in the 1996 presidential election?
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Bill Clinton was governor of which state before being elected president?
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Which Supreme Court case declared key sections of DOMA to be unconstitutional?
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Who was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 2016 election?
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Who was Clinton’s Republican opponent in the 1996 election?
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Name the two Supreme Court justices George W. Bush named to the Court during his administration.
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Whom did John McCain choose as his running mate in the 2008 presidential election?
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What Middle Eastern movement involved a series of protests concerning political corruption and oppression?
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What radical Islamic group rushed into Iraq after the withdrawal of many American forces?
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Who was the Republican presidential candidate in the 2012 election?
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What is the name of the current Russian president?
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What was the name given to the intense economic downturn that was occurring when Barack Obama became president?
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What were the two organizations that had differing views about the relationship between policemen and citizens?
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When did the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the Twin Towers occur (month, day, and year)?
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Who won the presidential election of 2016?
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