Ch 27 Terms

Question 1

Task force leader in health care reform

Answer 1

Hillary Clinton

Question 2

Republican Vice presidential candidate in 2008

Answer 2

Sarah Palin

Question 3

Republican who served briefly as Obama’s secretary of commerce

Answer 3

Judd Gregg

Question 4

The comeback kid

Answer 4

Bill Clinton

Question 5

Aggressive republican and speaker of the house

Answer 5

Newt Gingrich

Question 6

Republican candidate in the 1996 presidential election

Answer 6

Bob dole

Question 7

Republican Vice presidential candidate in the 2000 presidential election

Answer 7

Richard Cheney

Question 8

First practicing Jew to run on a major presidential ticket

Answer 8

Joseph Lieberman

Question 9

Winner of the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election

Answer 9

Al gore

Question 10

Winner of the electoral vote in the 2000 presidential election

Answer 10

George w bush

Question 11

Unpaid time off for employees with newborns or ill family members

Answer 11

Family and medical leave act

Question 12

Gun control legislation

Answer 12

Brady bill

Question 13

Motor voter act

Answer 13

National voter registration act

Question 14

Opened free trade with Mexico

Answer 14

NAFTA

Question 15

Ten popular republican bills

Answer 15

Contract with America

Question 16

Federal benefits for spouses in traditional marriages

Answer 16

Defense of marriage act

Question 17

Sought to end dependency of the poor on government handouts

Answer 17

Welfare reform act of 1996

Question 18

Fragile peace agreement in the balkans

Answer 18

Dayton accords