need for preschool
Head Start
Key Terms
need for preschool
Head Start
employees needed time to care for additions to their families or for family medical emergencies
Family Medical Leave Act
It was a considered risk to establish _ in Iraq.
democracy
The Affordable Care Act is also called ___.
Obamacare
An Independent named ___ challenged the major political party candidates in the election of 1992.
Ross Perot
___ won the popular vote in the Presidential election of 2000.
Al Gore
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
need for preschool | Head Start |
employees needed time to care for additions to their families or for family medical emergencies | Family Medical Leave Act |
It was a considered risk to establish _ in Iraq. | democracy |
The Affordable Care Act is also called ___. | Obamacare |
An Independent named ___ challenged the major political party candidates in the election of 1992. | Ross Perot |
___ won the popular vote in the Presidential election of 2000. | Al Gore |
Hillary Clinton assumed responsibility for reforming . | healthcare |
After leaving the White House, ___ became a Senator, then Secretary of State. | Hilary Clinton |
helped uninsured families gain health insurance | Affordable Care Act |
designed to stimulate the economy | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | Gitmo |
demanded that Premier Gorbachev tear down the Berlin Wall | Ronald Reagan |
lost popularity because he broke his promise not to raise new taxes | George H. W Bush |
Which president do the following facts apply to? criticized for his administration's handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, created the Department of Homeland Security, signed the Patriot Act | George W. Bush |
limited purchases of handguns | Brady Bill |
provided leave time for medical situations | Family Medical Leave Act |
provided assistance for preschoolers | Head Start |
The Soviet policy of "openness" was called ___. | glasnost |
ensured that the Soviet bloc would respect human rights. | Helsinki Accords |
The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court was ___. | Sandra Day O'Connor |
was President when Black Monday saw the stock market lose $500 billion in one day | Ronald Reagan |
signed SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union | Jimmy Carter |
appointed the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court | Ronald Reagan |
planned a missile-defense system called SDI and nicknamed "Star Wars" | Ronald Reagan |
planned and carried out assaults on the United States on 9/11 | Al-Qaeda |
sought during operations in Iraq | WMD |
required industrial nations to reduce carbon emissions | Kyoto Protocol |
balanced the budget. | William Clinton |
instituted WIN (Whip Inflation Now) | Gerald Ford |
created the Department of Energy | Jimmy Carter |
created the windfall profits tax for oil companies | Jimmy Carter |
sent the Marines to free the Mayaguez | Gerald Ford |
witnessed the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt | Jimmy Carter |
became President when Richard Nixon resigned from office | Gerald Ford |
signed an agreement giving control of the Panama Canal to Panama | Jimmy Carter |
Saddam Hussein and Iraq invaded ___. | Kuwait |
provided access for the disabled. | Americans with Disabilities Act |
Which President do the following apply to? appointed the first Hispanic to the Supreme Court, signed the Affordable Care Act, authorized Operation Neptune's Spear | Barack Obama |
attempted to return authority to the state governments. | New Federalism |
The nation's 200th birthday celebration was called the ___. | bicentennial |
The Chinese government attacked protestors at ___. | Tiananmen Square |
Premier ___ declared the Soviet Union to be disbanded. | Mikhail Gorbachev |
The dictator of Panama, Manuel Noriega, was arrested on ___ charges. | drug |
President George H. W. Bush lost popularity because he broke his promise not to ___. | raise taxes |