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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What stopped the 2000 election recount which gave Bush the victory?
The Campaign Recount law passed by Congress
The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v Gore
President clinton suspending election after November 8th
An FBI Investigation showing mass voter fraud.
What does the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) do?
Help students gain equal education
Help the economy
provide welfare reform
Give people health insurance access
Which group was responsible for September 11th (9/11)?
al-Qaeda
President George Bush Jr. sent troops to Afghanistan after-
the hostage crisis in Iran
the terrorist attacks on 9/11
communist revolutions in central america
an oil embargo on the U.S by OPEC
President Obama passed this to improve economic conditions during a recession in 2009
NAFTA
American Recovery & Reinvesment Act
Affordable Healthcare Act
Patriot Act
President Obama nominated the First Hispanic Female to the Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Sotomayor
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Condoleezza Rice
Created to prevent acts of terrorism against the U.S. after 9/11
Patriot Act
OPEC
NAFTA
Moral Majority
Which agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security provides the screening of passengers on commercial airplane flights?
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
National Security Agency (NSA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks
The US declared war on Afghanistan
The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded
The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East
A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein
What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.
It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights
To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act
It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants
It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts
What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?
The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding
The city had no flood prevention technology
The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades
The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees
Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?
The Iraqi government was hiding Osama bin Laden
The Iraqi government masterminded 9/11
Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction
Iraq has just invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves
Which of the following describes the correct order of events?
- The US invaded Afghanistan
- Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
- Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
- Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
- Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
- The US invaded Afghanistan
- The US invaded Afghanistan
- Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
- Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
- Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
- The US invaded Afghanistan
- Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. entered WWII. After the attack on 9/11, a War on Terror was announced. What do both attacks have in common?
Both attacks were on American soil and caused public outrage
Both attacks were on foreign soil and caused public outrage
Both attacks involved hijacked planes, which destroyed buildings and lives
Both attacks were directed against military targets, not civilian targets
Which person was ultimately responsible for the terrorist attacks against America on 9/11?
Saddam Hussein
Mahmoud Ahmedinejad
Yasser Arafat
Osama bin Laden
