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2000 to present

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What stopped the 2000 election recount which gave Bush the victory?

a)

The Campaign Recount law passed by Congress

b)

The Supreme Court's decision in Bush v Gore

c)

President clinton suspending election after November 8th

d)

An FBI Investigation showing mass voter fraud.

2.

What does the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) do?

a)

Help students gain equal education

b)

Help the economy

c)

provide welfare reform

d)

Give people health insurance access

3.

Which group was responsible for September 11th (9/11)?

a)
Hamas
b)
Hezbollah
c)
KKK
d)

al-Qaeda

4.

President George Bush Jr. sent troops to Afghanistan after-

a)

the hostage crisis in Iran

b)

the terrorist attacks on 9/11

c)

communist revolutions in central america

d)

an oil embargo on the U.S by OPEC

5.

President Obama passed this to improve economic conditions during a recession in 2009

a)

NAFTA

b)

American Recovery & Reinvesment Act

c)

Affordable Healthcare Act

d)

Patriot Act

6.

President Obama nominated the First Hispanic Female to the Supreme Court Justice

a)

Sonia Sotomayor

b)

Sandra Day O'Connor

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

d)

Condoleezza Rice

7.

Created to prevent acts of terrorism against the U.S. after 9/11

a)

Patriot Act

b)

OPEC

c)

NAFTA

d)

Moral Majority

8.

Which agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security provides the screening of passengers on commercial airplane flights?

a)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

b)

National Security Agency (NSA)

c)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

d)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

9.

What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks

a)

The US declared war on Afghanistan

b)

The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded

c)

The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East

d)

A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein

10.

What powers did the government gain from the PATRIOT making it a controversial law.

a)

It gained the power to imprison American citizens without due process rights

b)

To gave the President war powers similar to the War Powers Act

c)

It gave the government power to conduct surveillance without warrants

d)

It gave the Congress the power to oversee military courts

11.

What caused the massive damage and flooding of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?

a)

The storm's strength broke the levees designed to stop flooding

b)

The city had no flood prevention technology

c)

The government had cut funding for essential infrastructure upgrades

d)

The city had been recently renovated removing flood protection levees

12.

Why did the US and UN invade Iraq in 2003?

a)

The Iraqi government was hiding Osama bin Laden

b)

The Iraqi government masterminded 9/11

c)

Saddam Hussein was allegedly hiding weapons of mass destruction

d)

Iraq has just invaded Kuwait for its oil reserves

13.

Which of the following describes the correct order of events?

a)
  1. The US invaded Afghanistan
  2. Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
  3. Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
b)
  1. Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
  2. Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
  3. The US invaded Afghanistan
c)
  1. The US invaded Afghanistan
  2. Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
  3. Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
d)
  1. Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
  2. The US invaded Afghanistan
  3. Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
14.

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?

a)

Both attacks were on American soil and caused public outrage

b)

Both attacks were on foreign soil and caused public outrage

c)

Both attacks involved hijacked planes, which destroyed buildings and lives

d)

Both attacks were directed against military targets, not civilian targets

15.

Which person was ultimately responsible for the terrorist attacks against America on 9/11?

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Mahmoud Ahmedinejad

c)

Yasser Arafat

d)

Osama bin Laden