Unit 15 - 2000s, Bush and Obama

In 2008, the government helped stop a bigger financial crisis with a...

What allowed the US to preemptively attack nations before they could attack us?

The US Supreme Court made the final decision in the 2000 eleciton.

As a result of 9/11, what did Bush create?

George W. Bush gave the order for the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

In 2000, who was trying to start a viable third party with 5% of the vote, but in reality, took votes from Al Gore?

When Minneapolis and St. Paul, hosted the 2008 Republican National Convention, they helped nominate...

In the 2000 election, which state's had to recount votes because it was so close and ultimatly decided the election?

The Patriot Act was controversial because it allowed the US government to increase surveillance of Americans.

The Taliban was responsible for carrying out the attacks in New York and Washington DC on 9/11/2001.

More Americans voted for Al Gore than George W. Bush in the 2000 election.

The longest American war in history was...

One of the causes of the Great Recession in 2007 was the stock market failure.

Where did Hurrican Katrina do the most damage?

Obama was able to end the war in Afghanistan.

George W. Bush made is a priority to attack countries that gave safe havens to terrorists.

The Affordable Care Act stops insurance companies from denying coverage to patients with preexisting medical conditions.

Americans were told that there were ______ in Iraq. These could be given to terrorists, therefore they invaded.

One criticism of the Obama's Affordable Care Act was ...

The Taliban was a radical Islamic fundamentalist group who ruled ______ both before and after the American occupation.

For NCLB (No Child Left Behind), a school got ____________ if their students showed academic achievement.