Contemporary American Politics Flashcards
A political approach favored by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, which called for minimal government intervention and regulation.
Laissez faire politics
The Persian Gulf War, which began in January 1991, was an effort by the U.S. and its allies to force Iraq to exit from neighboring Kuwait, which it had invaded in late 1990.
The Persian Gulf War
A Supreme Court case involving a ballot recount during the 2000 Florida elections. The Court ruled that a recount order was a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Bush was thus declared winner.
Bush v. Gore
Contract With America was a 10-point plan that Republicans promised to enact if they won control of Congress in 1994. The proposals included Congressional term limits, tax cuts, and welfare reforms.
Contract With America
An act passed by President Obama in 2010. The act provided Americans with access to low cost healthcare, but mandated that all Americans carry health insurance, raising widespread oppossition.
Affordable Healthcare Act
In Nicaragua, Reagan’s administration was involved in the controversial contra affair, while in Iran, he secretly engaged in an arms-for-hostages agreement.
Political scandal under Ronald Reagan
A policy under President Reagan that encouraged the reduction of obstacles, such as taxes, to allow consumers to spend more and stimulate the economy. It was a counterbalance to stagflation.
Supply-side economics
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan appointed Sandra Day O’Connor as the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sandra Day O’Connor
In 1998, U.S. President Clinton was impeached on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, partly for his alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky. He was acquitted of these charges in 1999.
Impeachment of Bill Clinton
President Bush pledged a domestic policy based on a gentler and less conservative America. Key legislation included OBRA-93, NAFTA, ADA 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and RECA 1990.
Domestic policy under George H.W. Bush
The name of George W. Bush’s invasion of Afghanistan, in response to the events of 9/11. Its purpose was to put a stop to the operations of Al Qaeda and its leader, Osama Bin Laden.
Operation Enduring Freedom
Legislation introduced by President Bush in 2001 that tied the amount of funding that schools received to standardized test results. It sought to address low scholastic standards.
No Child Left Behind Act
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), was passed during the Clinton administration, and effectively established a ‘free trade’ zone between Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
NAFTA
Factors involved in the peaceful resolution of the Cold War included the Soviet Union’s election of the moderate Gorbachev; U.S. and Soviet arms agreements; and Soviet retreat from Afghanistan.
Conclusion of the Cold War
A U.S. military invasion of Panama, led by President George H.W. Bush in 1989.
Operation Just Cause
