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Personal responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
set curves on immigrants increased minimum wage, and balance the budget.
Bush
left a lasting impact on courts by appointing conservatives.
Reagan
supported right- wing dictators to keep out communism.
Budget gridlock
provided China with more opportunities to project growing power.
EPA
had authority under Clean Air Act to regulate carbon dioxide + other greenhouse gases.
Affirmative action
refers to policies that aim to increase the representation of historically disadvantaged groups in areas such as employment, education, and politics.
Coalition of United Nations
President Bush built a(n) ________ members to pressure Husain to withdraw from Kuwait.
International Monetary Fund
made loans + supervised economic policies of poorer nations with debt.
9/11
Terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes and flew them into the Twin Towers of WTC in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
USA PATRIOT Act
expanded the govs surveillance powers, allowing for increased monitoring of communication and financial transactions in an effort to prevent future terrorist attacks.
Covid 19
first identified in China + affected the whole world and increased job unemployment + quarantines
Clinton
won with 43 % of the popular vote and 370 electoral votes.
TARP
provided $ 700 billion to troubled banks to bail out banks that were perceived "too big to fail "to prevent financial collapse.
President Bill Clinton
won a second term in office, defeating Republican nominee Bob Dole.
Boris Yeltsin
struggled to reform its economy and fight rampant corruption.
Supply side economics
tax cuts and reduced gov spending would increase investment by the private sector.
Hillary Clinton
ran as the Democratic nominee, becoming the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party.
deep polarization
The impeachment and acquittal were controversial and divisive, highlighting the ________ and partisanship in American politics.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
controversial from the start, with critics arguing that it represented government overreach and would lead to higher healthcare costs.
Citizens United v Federal Election Commission
ruled that the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent political expenditures by corporations and unions.
tax overhaul
lowered corporate and individual tax rates, a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, and an immigration policy that sought to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and increase border security.
Obama
campaigned on a platform of continued progress and change, while Romney emphasized his business experience and criticized Obama handling of the economy + overturned many actions of the Bush Administration
Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981)
included 25% decrease in personal income taxes
Clarence Thomas
to replace Thurgood Marshall became controversial as sexual harassment issue angered African Americans and women
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
prohibited discrimination against citizens with physical and mental disabilities
27th Amendment
prohibited members of Congress from raising their own salaries
USA PATRIOT Act (2001)
expanded the govs surveillance powers, allowing for increased monitoring of communication and financial transactions in an effort to prevent future terrorist attacks
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
unprecedented action to stimulate the economy + measures to modernize our nation's energy and communication infrastructure and enhance energy independence
Arizona v. US
federal immigration law pre-empts most of states anti-immigration law
King v. Burwell
healthcare could be used in states that did not have their own health insurance exchanges
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