Jeopardy Economy Presidents Baby boom World Other Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1 Many workers felt less secure in the 1990s because

$100 Answer from H1 many companies were downsizing.

$200 Question from H1 One result of the global economy is that American workers now compete for jobs with

$200 Answer from H1 workers in other countries.

$300 Question from H1 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) have encouraged countries to

$300 Answer from H1 participate in the global economy

$400 Question from H1 Which of the following BEST completes the following sentence: Opponents of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) worried that it would cause ____.

$400 Answer from H1 American jobs to be moved to Mexico

$500 Question from H1 According to the theory of supply-side economics, ___ is the first step toward creating a healthy economy.

$500 Answer from H1 cutting taxes

$100 Question from H2 Bill Clinton became the second president in U.S. history to be

$100 Answer from H2 impeached by the House.

$200 Question from H2 In an attempt to fill the Supreme Court with conservatives, Reagan nominated ___, the first woman ever appointed to the Court.

$200 Answer from H2 Sandra Day O'Connor

$300 Question from H2 During Reagan’s second term, United States relations with the Soviet Union

$300 Answer from H2 improved

$400 Question from H2 What was a major reason that President George Bush responded forcefully to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait?

$400 Answer from H2 He wanted to protect the flow of oil to the West.

$500 Question from H2 During the campaign for President in 1988, George Bush promised that he would

$500 Answer from H2 not raise taxes.

$100 Question from H3 The aging of America's population will strain the government's ability to

$100 Answer from H3 pay Social Security benefits.

$200 Question from H3 The aging of the baby boom generation will most likely result in

$200 Answer from H3 an increase in Social Security spending

$300 Question from H3 the rapidly growing number of Americans over 65 years old has posed the greatest threat to___________ during the 1990s?

$300 Answer from H3 Social Security and Medicare

$400 Question from H3 What changes in American society have caused problems for the Medicare program?

$400 Answer from H3 rising costs and number of recipients

$500 Question from H3 As a result of the Iran-Contra Affair, President Reagan

$500 Answer from H3 saw his personal popularity collapse

$100 Question from H4 In the election of 2000, Al Gore first conceded defeat based on predictions made by

$100 Answer from H4 television networks.

$200 Question from H4 The Strategic Defense Initiative was an extremely costly

$200 Answer from H4 missile defense system.

$300 Question from H4 Presidents Reagan and Bush were most successful in meeting their goal of

$300 Answer from H4 making the Supreme Court more conservative.

$400 Question from H4 In 1987, Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev announced his plans for ___, or a restructuring of the Soviet economy and government.

$400 Answer from H4 perestroika

$500 Question from H4 A direct result of the glasnost policy might be ___.

$500 Answer from H4 freedom of the press or speech

$100 Question from H5 During the early 1980s, conservatives objected to what they believed were excesses in

$100 Answer from H5 government regulation.

$200 Question from H5 The Persian Gulf War began when Saddam Hussein

$200 Answer from H5 invaded Kuwait.

$300 Question from H5 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) have encouraged countries to

$300 Answer from H5 participate in the global economy

$400 Question from H5 What was the main goal of Clinton’s plan to reform the healthcare system?

$400 Answer from H5 health insurance for every American

$500 Question from H5 In the 1990’s under the leadership of Boris Yeltsin, Russia attempted to become

$500 Answer from H5 a democracy with a market economy

Final Jeopardy Who decided the outcome of the 2000 election?

Final Jeopardy Answer Supreme Court