Fake American Pageant Chapter 41

Bill Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate in the election of 1992

Al Gore

Democratic VP candidate in the election of 1992 and Democratic presidential candidate in the election of 2000

George H. W. Bush

Republican presidential candidate in the election of 1992

Ross Perot

Third party candidate in the 1992 presidential election, won an unusually high number of votes

George W. Bush

Republican presidential candidate in the election of 2000. Won.

Dick Cheney

Republican VP candidate in the election of 2000. Won.

don't ask don't tell

Clinton's policy to allow LGBTQ people into the armed forces without officially acknowledging their existence in the military

Hilary Clinton

Bill Clinton's wife who he appointed to reform the health-care system, which ultimately failed

budget surplus

In 1998, Clinton's policy shrunk the federal deficit to the lowest its been in a decade and resulted in what?

Brady Bill (1993)

Clinton's gun control law

World Trade Center

What was bombed in 1993 by a radical Muslim group?

Branch Davidian Cult

A group of people who was strongly suspicious of the government in the 90s and started a fire in Waco, Texas

Columbine

At what high school did two students shoot 12 classmates, resulting in gun control demands

Newt Gingrich

Led Republicans on an attack of Clinton's liberal failures

Contract with America

Republican plan for political reform, led by Gingrich

Welfare Reform Bill

Bill that made reductions in welfare grants and required able welfare recipients to find employment.

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

Allows open trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada, eliminating tariffs

WTO (World Trade Organization)

The only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations, supported by Clinton

Rabin

Israel leader who was assassinated after meeting with Clinton and Arafat of Palestine about peace in the Middle East

Alan Greenspan

Economist who served as head of Federal Reserve. Deeply opposed regulation 1987- 2006

Monica Lewinsky

It was revealed in 1998 that Bill Clinton had an affair with this White House intern and had lied about it under oath. He was tried for impeachment, but was not impeached.

Kyoto Treaty

This treaty was designed to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but failed without Bush's support

9/11/2001

On what day were there terrorist attacks on the twin towers of New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon?

Osama Bin Laden

Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda and was blamed by Bush for being the principal attacker on 9/11

Afghanistan

What country did the U.S. invade just after 9/11 when the Taliban, an Islamic group, would not hand over Bin Laden resulting in the U.S. overthrowing the government?

Patriot Act

legislation that increased U.S. government's power to investigate and prosecute suspected terrorists

Axis of Evil

Created in 2002 by George W. Bush to show the "bad guys" which include: Iran, Iraq, and N. Korea

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; Bush wanted to finish his dad's work and overthrow Hussein

No Child Left Behind

2001 law that set high standards and measurable goals for education.

Janet Reno

She was an attorney General of the United States from 1993-2001. Nominated by Clinton, was the first female Attorney General and second longest serving Attorney General.

Donna Shalala

woman to be on Secretary of Health and Human Services appointed by Clinton

Henry Cisneros

politician and businessman. A Democrat, Cisneros served as the 10th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the administration of President Bill Clinton.

Ron Brown

was the United States Secretary of Commerce, serving during the first term of President Bill Clinton. He was the first African American to hold this position. He was killed, along with 34 others, in a 1996 plane crash in Croatia.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Bill Clinton selected her to be on the SCOTUS

Hillary Rodham Clinton

first lady of bill clinton, senator for new york, closest a woman has come to presidential candidate

Oklahoma City Bombing

1995
*Timothy McVeigh destroyed the Oklahoma City Federal Building with a fertilizer bomb
*168 people were killed in the destruction caused by the explosion
*McVeigh said he was upset with the government about the Branch Davidian fiasco and the events at Ruby Ridge
*McVeigh was executed by lethal injection in 2001

Waco, Texas

Where a confrontation between federal authorities and a militia group resulted in catastrophic consequences.

unfunded mandates

Programs that the Federal government requires States to implement without Federal funding.

Government shutdown 1995

temporary federal shutdown in dispute between White House & Congress due to Bill Clinton debate with Newt Gingrich over federal spending budgets

Robert Dole

1996 Republican presidential nominee who was soundly defeated by Bill Clinton

Globalization

Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.

Campaign Finance Reform

Legislation aimed at placing limits on political candidates accepting money and gifts from individuals and special interest groups

Rwandan Genocide

Beginning on April 6, 1994, Hutus began slaughtering the Tutsis in the African country of Rwanda. More than 800,000 were eventually killed. Clinton's biggest regret that he did not act sooner.

PLO

a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine

Yasir Arafat

leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization and his goal was the destruction of Israel

Madeleine Albright

first woman to become United States Secretary of State. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on December 5, 1996 and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate 99-0. She was sworn in on January 23, 1997.

high crimes and misdemeanors

Circumstances under which the president can by impeached by the House and removed from office by the Senate.

Budget surpluses in the 1990s

Under Clinton, the federal government combined tax increases with budget cuts to balance the budget

Al Gore and George W. Bush

Al Gore won popular vote, Bush "won" electors, ran out if time so not all ballots were counted in FL

Ralph Nader

A leftist American politician who promotes the environment, fair consumerism, and social welfare programs. His book Unsafe at Any Speed brought attention to the lack of safety in American automobiles. Ran for POTUS in 2000 which split Dem vote.

bush v gore

5-4 Supreme Court declared that Florida vote recount violated equal protection clause (some votes would be examined more closely than others); ended Gore's challenge to 2000 election results. Power of judicial review (effectively decided 2000 election).

Florida recount in 2000 election

period of time after the 2000 election when the nation waited for the presidential results to be finalized

Bush v. Gore

5-4 Supreme Court declared that Florida vote recount violated equal protection clause (some votes would be examined more closely than others); ended Gore's challenge to 2000 election results. Power of judicial review (effectively decided 2000 election).

al Qaeda; Osama bin Laden

"the Base" of Osama bin Laden and his associates; A man identified as a leader and financial support of jihad terrorism…under US pressure he fled to Afghanistan.

Taliban in Afghanistan

Conservative Islamic group that has controlled large portions of Afghanistan; opposes any Westernization

Department of Homeland Security

US federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism

Guantanamo Bay

Military base granted to the US in Cuba which is now used as a prison

preemptive war doctrine

The idea, espoused by President George W. Bush, that the United States could attack a potentially threatening nation even if the threat had not yet reached a serious and immediate level.

Colin Powell

Colin Powell was an American military general and leader during the Persian Gulf War. He played a crucial role in planning and attaining America's victory in the Persian Gulf and Panama.. He was also the first black four star general and chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff. Under George W Bush he was secretary of State and helped convince the nation to invade Iraq.

Abu Ghraib prison

Prison in Iraq made famous by revelation of photos taken by Army Reserve MP guards in the acts of humiliating and torturing prisoners

John Kerry

ran for POTUS in 2004 against Bush