Chapter 41

What two "twin towers" of deficits will face the Reagan administration at the end of his 2nd term?

Federal budget deficit and international trade deficit

When Ronald Reagan became president in 1980 what failed policies did he denounce?

Activist government and failed "social engineering"

What did Ronald Reagan have in common with Franklin D Roosevelt?

Both fought for the common man

Norman Podhorets and Irving Kristol were considered ______________________ and behind many

of the intellectual ideas from the Reagan administration.

Neoconservatives

What did the men in question #4 call for in the Reagan administration?

Free-market capitalism, harsh stance against the Soviets, and they questioned liberal welfare

programs and affirmative action policies. They wanted a return to individualism and family

centered policies.

What jobs prior to becoming president did Reagan hold which helped prepare him for the presidency?

President of the Screen actors Guild during McCarthyism, spokesman for GE Corporation and Governor of CA

What major problems faced the Carter administration in 1980?

Double-digit inflation, oil crisis, double digit interest rates

What did the Democratic parties slogan "ABC" mean? Why was this used by the Democrats in the 1980 election?

Anybody but Carter; Because Carter was so unpopular and other Democrats wanted to run

against the Republican candidate

What senator ran against Carter in the Democratic primary of 1980?

Edward Kennedy

What scandal plagued his candidacy?

Mary Joe Kupenicki Chappaquiddick

Besides Reagan willing the Presidential election of 1980 in a landslide, what other house of Congress turned Republican--the first time in 25 years?

US Senate

What event will come to an end on the first day of the Reagan administration-- as further insult to the Carter administration?

Iran Hostage Crisis

What will happen to James Watt, Reagan's Interior Secretary during his first term as president?

What will happen to James Watt, Reagan's Interior Secretary during his first term as president?

What was the major goal of the Reagan administration concerning government?

The reduction in size

What famous statement will Reagan make concerning Government as a nanny-state?

"Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem!"

During the 1960s and 1970s what percent of Gross National Product was federal spending?

23%

With all of this spending going on in these two decades what programs were growing and declining?

Entitlements were growing and spending on our defense was declining

In 1978 California staged a tax revolt by reducing their property taxes greatly with the help of this proposition

Prop 13

Who were the termed "boll weevils"?

Democrats who supported Reagan's programs

On March 6, 1981 what man tried to assassinate President Reagan and ended up almost killing his

staff members? Why did the man try the assassination plot and who was the staff almost killed?

John Hinckley Jr.; impress Jodie Foster; James Brady (Brady Bill—limited the sale of

handguns in many states)

What major problem did Reagan have during his 8 years as president?

His inability to deal with Congress to hammer out a balanced budget. Reagan wanted his

increase in the military and they wanted their social programs. Deficit spending increased

dramatically.

What was Reagan's economic plan concerning income taxes?

Reduce the top marginal bracket from 70% to 25%

What was the consequence from this policy?

More money came into the federal government, but they spent more than came in

What is Reaganonmics?

It is supply-side economics or trickle-down economics. You give tax breaks to the rich and small businesses to help people get jobs

Who did Ronald Reagan call the "evil empire"?

Soviet Union

This missile defense strategy was nicknamed Star Wars because of the use of laser to shoot down launched missiles from enemy countries?

Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)

This movement will bring more democratic rule to Poland during the early 1980s? Who is the leader of this democratic movement?

Solidarity; Lech Walesa

Why did tensions become more strained between the US and the USSR in September 1983?

The Soviets shot down a Korean passenger plane killing hundreds of civilians.

What will be Reagan's reaction to the event in #28?

He will withdraw our troops--bad move

What event in 1983 will be one of the first attacks on Americans by Hamas in Lebanon?

When a suicide bomber crashed an explosvie into the US Marine barracks on October 23, 1981

This scandal will place a black eye on the Reagan's second term--for a little while

Iran-Contra

What happened in this scandal?

Arms were sold to Iran to fund the Contra in Nicaragua who were fighting the communists

Which four people were most responsible for the end of the Cold War?

Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul 2, Margaret Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev

This group of people will form a political organization in 1979 which will preach against sexual permissiveness, abortion, feminism, and the spread of gay rights

Moral Majority

Protesters in the 1960s blocked entrances to draft offices; protesters in the 1980s blocked which entrances?

Abortions clinics

Who will Reagan appoint to SCOTUS in 1981, the first woman? What other justice will Reagan appoint to Chief Justice and what other conservative SCOTUS judge will be appointed by Reagan?

Sandra Day O'Conner; WIlliam Rehnquist; Antonin Scalia

What did precedent did the Webster v Reproductive Health Service establish?

It seriously compromised Roe's protection of abortion rights by imposing certain restrictions on abortion

This SCOTUS case ruled that states could restrict access to abortion as long as they did not place an "undue burden" on the woman

Planned Parenthood v Casey (1992)

Who were the Democratic candidates in the 1988 Presidential election? What problems did each face?

Gary Hart- sex scandal

Jesse Jackson- race bating

Michael Dukakis- Gov of Mass, Wife was an alcoholic, and weak on the military

Who will win the Presidential election in 1988 on the campaign slogan "Read my lips, no new taxes"?

George H.W. Bush

What democratic uprising took place in China in June of 1989--unsuccessful uprising?

Tiananmen Square Massacre

What statue will be erected during the uprising?

"Goddess of Democracy"

What policies did ____________, the new Soviet leader try and bring to the Soviet Union (sort of)?

Mikhail Gorbachev; Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (restructuring)

What was the problem with Gorbachev's new plans?

It wasn't real. They were just talk.

What famous event took place on November 9, 1989?

The beginning of the end of the Berlin Wall

This Africa leader will be released from Jail in February 1990 after serving twenty-seven years in prison for protesting Apartheid in South Africa

Nelson Mandela

What month long war will take place in January 1991? Why did it take place?

Operation Desert Storm; Iraq invaded Kuwait

What SCOTUS appointment by George Bush will have unfounded questions of sexual harassment from Anita Hill?

Clarence Thomas

What three candidates will run for POTUS in 1992?

Bill Clinton, Ross Perot, and George Bush

What will be the results of the election?

Clinton 42%, Bush 38%, Perot 20%

What mistake will the Clinton Administration make in 1993 which will lead to Republican Revolution in 1994?

The possible appointment of Hillary Clinton to oversee a Universal Health Care Program

What famous contract will be made with the Republicans when they were able to over both houses in Congress in 1994?

Contract with America

After the Branch Davidians were killed by the orders of Janet Reno (US Attorney General) what bombing will be a reaction to the killings?

Oklahoma City Bombing in 1955

What NATO led war took place during 1999 to stop Slobodan Milosevic from unleashing a new round of "ethnic cleansing" in Yugoslavia

Kosovo

This USS ship will be attacked in October of 2000 by Al Qaeda in Yemen--an act of war

USS Cole

What will be the Clinton legacy?

Impeachment because of Monica Lewinsky; allowing the building of terrorism across the world

What was Clinton guilty of during his impeachment charges?

Perjury

These tiny pieces of paper will play a large part in the 2000 presidential election in Florida. Why?

Chads. Because these were part of the punch cards that were counted in Florida

What amount of votes did President Bush ultimately win the presidential election by over Al Gore in Florida?

537

What SCOTUS case will stop the recounting of votes in the State of Florida? Why did they decide this way (5-4 decision)?

Bush v Gore; They felt that it was unfair to only recount 3 districts of Florida that were heavily

Democratic and there should have been a Statewide recount, but that there was not time for

this to happen. The Court ruled that the Florida Supreme Court's method for recounting

ballots was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

This North Atlantic trade organization will be formed to help create more opportunities for trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada?

NAFTA