chapter 27 Flashcards
This is to call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice): to charge (a public official) before a
competent tribunal with misconduct in office
impeach
The most recently added cabinet-level department
office of homeland security
Democratic presidential candidate in the 2000 election
al gore
George W. Bush used this type of initiatives as one way to express his compassionate Conservatism.
faith based
Led by Pat Robertson, this organization issued voter guides to show how candidates had voted on
moral issues.
christian coalition
Republican presidential candidate in the 2012 election
mitt romney
What do the initials NAFTA stand for?
north america free trade act
The two charges that President Clinton was impeached for were Obstruction of Justice and
perjury
This legislation required a five-day waiting period and a background check before a gun could be
purchased.
the brady bill
Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 2016 election
mike pence
Democratic presidential candidate in the 2016 election
hillary clinton
The two foreign regions in which American troops were significantly involved, during the Clinton
years, were the Balkans and
haiti
This legislation required businesses to give employees up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave to care for
newborn children or seriously ill family members
family medical leave act
President Obama’s two Supreme Court nominees were Sonia Sotomayor and
Eleana Kagan
Democratic vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election
Joe bidon
This Supreme Court case declared key sections of DOMA to be unconstitutional
Obergefell v. hedges
Two presidents have been impeached. He was the first
andrew johnson
Republican Speaker of the House
newt gringrich
Won the 2000 presidential election
George w bush
The two Supreme Court justices George W. Bush named to the Court during his administration were
Samuel Alito and
john roberts
This Middle Eastern movement involved a series of protests concerning political corruption and
oppression
arab spring
The radical Islamic group that rushed into Iraq after the withdrawal of many American forces
ISIS
In 1994, Republicans took over both houses of Congress by presenting ______, in which they
presented ten popular bills they promised to introduce if elected.
the “contrast of america “
What is the name of the current Russian president?
vladimir putin
The group of Muslim extremists that controlled the government of Afghanistan at the time of the
attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center
talaban
What was the name given to the intense economic downturn that was occurring when Barack Obama
became president?
the great recession
Elected president in 2016
donald trump
She led the fight for a universal health-care system for the United States in 1993
hilliary clinton
In 1995 and 1996, the government shut down these because of unresolved budget issues.
“nonessential” federal offices
He was the head of the Reform Party in the 1996 election
ross perot
Who was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 2000 election?
richard cheney
Whom did Al Gore choose as his running mate?
joseph liberam
This state had a crucial recount occur in the 2000 presidential election
florida
This Supreme Court justice unexpectedly passed away in February 2016
antonia scalia
This practice is closely associated with the Serbs
ethnic cleansing
what is the exact date of the terroists attack on world trade center and pentagon happened
september 11,2001
Two organizations with different views without the relationship between policemen and citizens?
black lives matter and blue lives matter
the 1996 candidates
bob dole
ross perot
bill clinton
what is the “motor voter act”
allowed voters to register to vote when they apply for their drivers license
