Ch.26 Reagan, H.W. Bush, Clinton | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

#71 Name 3 foreign affairs situations that Clinton had to deal with.

North Korea's nuclear weapons, Somalian warlord, failed to help Haiti, Dayton Accords for the warring nations on the Balkan Peninsula, NAFTA and GATTT

#70 What was the problem with North Korea during Clinton's presidency and was the result?

NK became Communist threat. US helped NK build nuclear power plant, but NK broke promise to not make more nuclear weapons.

#69 What was Reagan's response to terrorists in Libya led by al Qaddafi?

surprise bombing raid on Libya

#68 What act was the first time that welfare had been "rolled back" since FDR's New Deal?

Welfare Reform Act

#67 Who headed up health-care reform during Bill Clinton's president?

Hillary Clinton

#66 Who investigated the Whitewater scandal?

Kenneth Starr

#65 What was the first country to ever be attacked by NATO?

Yugoslavia

#64 What not only happened for the first time during Clinton's presidency but happened twice because of disagreement within Congress about budget?

The government shut down.

#63 Name two ideas that were included in the Contract with America.

balanced budget amendment, line-item veto

#62 What was the Contract with America?

that if Republicans were voted in, they would introduce 10 popular bills in the first 100 days Congress was in session

#61 What was the promise of Republicans that if they were elected, they would introduce 10 popular bills in the first 100 days of the next session of Congress?

Contract with America

#60 Which president proposed a record-breaking $496 billion increase in taxes?

Clinton

#59 Who was the first female attorney general?

Janet Reno

#58 What policy did Clinton come up with to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military?

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

#57 Which president was elected without having a majority (51% or higher) of the popular vote?

Bill Clinton

#56 Because of the congressional scandals during George H.W. Bush's presidency, what became a popular idea and gained much support?

the idea of term limits

#55 What situation was a blot on Reagan's popularity at the end of his presidency?

the Iran-Contra Affair

#54 What 3 congressional scandals happened during George H.W. Bush's administration?

Members of Congress had House Bank overdrafts, abused their post office privileges, and tried to raise their own salaries

#53 What promise did George H.W. Bush break?

"No new taxes."

#52 What was the SDI supposed to do?

It was technology that was supposed to shoot down missiles from the Soviet Union before they reached America.

#51 What did the INF do?

It got rid of the nuclear missiles in Europe (most of them).

#50 What does INF stand for?

Intermediate Nuclear Forces (Treaty)

#49 What did SDI stand for?

Strategic Defense Intiative

#48 Who signed the INF?

Reagan and Gorbachev (US and USSR)

#47 What was one of the things that held Gorbachev and the Soviet Union back from creating more nuclear weapons and being more of a threat?

Reagan's SDI, his refusal to back down

#46 What was the name people gave to Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative? (SDI)

Star Wars program

#45 What is a deficit?

when you spend more money than what you have

#44 Why did Reagan's supply-side economics not lower the deficit?

Congress refused to cut spending in certain areas and still spent more than it got in.

#43 Who was the 1st female Supreme Court Justice?

Sandra Day O'Connor

#42 Which 3 presidents have been impeached?

Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump

#41 In what country did the U.S. Army Ranger suffer an embarrassing defeat during Clinton's presidency?

Somalia

#40 What does WTO stand for?

World Trade Organization

#39 What does NAFTA stand for?

North America Free Trade Agreement

#38 What could be considered one problem with GATT and the WTO?

It changed free trade into "managed free trade" under a bunch of international bureacrats.

#37 Under which president were NAFTA and GATT made?

Clinton

#36 What did the Dayton Accords decide?

that the warring factions in Bosnia would have different armies and governments

#35 What do educational vouchers do?

They reroute educational tax money to the school of the parent's choice.

#34 What countries are in NAFTA?

United States, Canada, Mexico

#33 Which president was known for the Watergate scandal?

Nixon

#32 Which president was known for the Whitewater scandal?

Clinton

#31 What might be considered problematic about multilateralism?

By the time a decision is made, it is too late for action. Not everyone is going to agree.

#30 Why was the line-item veto declared unconstitutional?

According to the Constitution, every bill (proposed law) about budget/finances/money has to go through the House of Representatives.

#30 Why was the line-item veto declared unconstitutional?

According to the Constitution, every bill (proposed law) about budget/finances/money has to go through the House of Representatives.

#29 What is GATT?

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

#28 What was the WTO made to regulate?

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

#27 What is a bureacracy?

"rule by those who sit at desks"; decisions made by appointed officials that were not elected

#26 Who received the most votes of any independent candidate?

Ross Perot

#25 What was the cause of the Persian Gulf War?

Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq, invaded the little oil-rich country of Kuwait.

#24 What was the problem some conservatives had with unfunded federal mandates?

It gave the government more power in businesses and private life. It put an unnecessary financial burden on small businesses.

#23 What was the Iran-Contra affair?

Money made from selling weapons to Iran was given to the Contras after Congress had banned giving help to the Contras

#22 What were 2 key issues that the Religious Right fought against?

defend marriage, ban abortion, educational choices

#21 What was 1 problem of the Religious Right?

faith in politics instead of God; confuses Republican ideas with Christian ideas; tried to the right thing in the wrong way, harsh way, hurt Christian witness