What did NOT occur during the presidency of George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)?

speech telling Gorbachev to "Tear down that wall!"

Conservative Republican presidents want what kind of Supreme Court Justices?

those who exercise "Judicial restraint"

What did Ronald Reagan NOT advocate as president?

limiting the National Rifle Association

What is an example of offshoring?

a US steel Co. closes the mill in PA and reopens in China

Identify an example of outsourcing.

Indian telephone operators in India for Capital One in U.S.

What did NOT occur during the presidency of Bill Clinton (1993-2001)?

9/11 attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Which is NOT an advance in communication in the 20th or 21st centuries?

Keeping up with the Kardashians

Which events did NOT occur during the presidency of George W. Bush (2001-2009)?

apartheid ended in South Africa

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1
What did NOT occur during the presidency of George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)?
speech telling Gorbachev to "Tear down that wall!"
USSR dissolved
the first Iraq War
Yugoslavia broke up when communism ended
2
When the Cold War ended, US goals changed. What did we NO LONGER believe in?
support of human rights
humanitarian aid - food and medicine - to the poor
stronger role in containment
foreign aid - economic and military - to other countries
3
Who was the first female astronaut?
Sally Ride
Betty Friedan
Sarah Palin
Christa McCauliffe
4
What is NOT a reason to immigrate to the United States?
economic opportunity
political freedom from oppressive gov'ts
imperialism
refugees from wars
5
Identify Ronald Reagan's political philosophy.
anti-gun
conservative
pro strong federal gov't
liberal
6
Which centrist president was elected in the years following Ronald Reagan?
William Clinton
Al Gore
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
7
Identify a current justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
John Marshall
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Sandra Day O'Connor
Earl Warren
8
Conservative Republican presidents want what kind of Supreme Court Justices?
those who exercise "Judicial liberalism"
older ones
those who exercise "Judicial restraint"
Those who will bend the Constitution
9
What did Ronald Reagan NOT advocate as president?
limiting the National Rifle Association
appoint judges who showed "judicial restraint"
tax cuts
strengthen America's military
10
What is an example of offshoring?
fishing in the waters off the Chesapeake Bay
a US steel Co. closes the mill in PA and reopens in China
a company builds a tower in the ocean to connect air waves
when a company builds a factory on an island
11
Identify an example of outsourcing.
Indian telephone operators in India for Capital One in U.S.
buying cars for your VA business from a dealer in Maryland
having people in West Virginia answer calls for a VA company
having California company do the books for a VA company
12
What did NOT occur during the presidency of Bill Clinton (1993-2001)?
genocide in Serbia after breakup of Yugoslavia
began full diplomatic relations with Vietnam
NAFTA created to eliminate trade barriers
9/11 attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon
13
What is an example of a TECHNOLOGICAL advantage in space exploration in the late 20th century?
first man in space
Mars Rover
first animal in space
first rocket in space
14
Which is NOT an advance in communication in the 20th or 21st centuries?
personal computers
World Wide Web
Keeping up with the Kardashians
cell phones
15
What types of rights were extended by the Supreme Court in the later half of the 20th century?
right to bear arms
right to limit voting
right to petition
right to privacy
16
Which is NOT a critical problem related to immigration?
filling low-paying jobs in US
available housing
border patrol problems
strain on government services
17
What does the Federal Reserve do?
Is a place to store US Gold supply
Where are army reserves work
Organizes the budget
creates monetary policy
18
Which events did NOT occur during the presidency of George W. Bush (2001-2009)?
passage of the Patriot Act
the second Iraq War
9/11 attacks on United States
apartheid ended in South Africa

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