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1990's Part 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?
a)
He was fired
b)
He resigned
c)
He was impeached
d)
He was promoted
2.

Bill Clinton passed NAFTA in his 1st term to help the economies in __________ ________ grow.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

3.

Clinton was unable to balance the budget by the end of his presidency. (True/False)

a)

True

b)

False

4.

_______ _______'s third party candidacy was one of the most successful in history by splitting the republican votes and helping Clinton win the 2002 election.

a)

George HW Bush

b)

Ross Perot

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Bob Dole

5.

Clinton was successful in passing Health Care Reforms.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Whom did Clinton defeat in the 1996 election?

a)

George H.W. Bush

b)

Bob Dole

c)

Al Gore

d)

No answer

7.

What African country needed food and military aid from the US?

a)

Egypt

b)

South Africa

c)

Somalia

d)

Panama

e)

no answer

8.

Who did Bill Clinton beat in the race for president in 1992?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

George H. W. Bush

9.

Who was the Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton?

a)

Richard Cheney

b)

Joseph Biden

c)

Dan Quayle

d)

Al Gore

10.
Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb in an office building in what city in 1995?
a)
Oklahoma City
b)
Kansas City
c)
Jackson City
d)
Johnson City
11.
What iconic school shooting took place during Clinton's presidency?
a)
Columbine
b)
Sandy Hook
c)
Virginia Tech
d)
University of Texas
12.

What is considered to be Clinton's biggest achievement?

a)

War in Bosnia

b)

NAFTA

c)

a balanced budget

d)

impeachment

e)

no answer

13.

Why did Clinton defeat incumbent President George H.W. Bush in 1992?

a)

The Republican Party refused to support Bush

b)

He lacked popular support fo the Persian Gulf War

c)

The economy was in a recession and even though he promised no new taxes, Bush introduced new taxes

d)

Ross Perot took votes away from him, but not from Clinton

14.

Which of the following countries is NOT part of NAFTA?

a)

US

b)

Canada

c)

China

d)

Mexico

15.

Who did President Bill Clinton appoint to create a national healthcare plan?

a)

Ross Perot

b)

Hillary Clinton

c)

Timothy McVeigh

d)

Al Gore

16.
Bill Clinton's affordable healthcare plan never passed and was attacked for being "big government".  
a)
True 
b)
False 
17.

"Contract with America" was proposed by Republicans to reform the welfare system, balance the budget, combat crime, minimize lawsuits, AND

a)

increase access to healthcare.

b)

end corruption.

c)

cut taxes.

d)

eliminate poverty.

18.

This resulted from the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 which was one of the first times the government had more money than it spent.

a)

budget surplus

b)

budget deficit

c)

debt

d)

savings

19.

Clinton imposed an embargo on this country in an attempt to restore the elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

France

c)

Haiti

d)

Israel

20.

Ethnic cleansing in Bosnia had left 150,000 people dead or missing. What action was taken to halt the destruction?

a)

Economic sanctions were placed against Bosnia.

b)

The U.S. and NATO forces bombed Bosnian Serb positions.

c)

The country of Bosnia was annexed by bordering countries.

d)

The Soviet Union used tanks to restore order.

21.

Required a background check before a person could buy a handgun.

a)

Second Amendment

b)

Rifle Reference

c)

Brady Bill

d)

Gun Safety Statute