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5. Carter Reagan W Bush Obama US Capitols 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Point 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points HW Bush Clinton Nixon Ford Carter

6. What was the Watergate Scandal?

7. . People hired by Nixon broke into the Watergate Complex to gather evidence about his opponents.

8. How did Gerald R. Ford become President?

9. Nixon resigned from being president.

10. What event is considered to the be the defining moment of Gerald Ford’s Presidency?

11. Pardoning Nixon

12. Why does a pardon represent Separation of Powers?

13. Only the president can pardon someone.

14. What did President Carter mean to do by ending oil imports from Iran?

15. Carter wanted to find alternative fuels

16. Describe the relationship between Israelis and Palestinians

17. Israel and Palestine constantly have conflicts

18. What were the Camp David Peace Accords?

19. President Carter’s attempt at establishing peace between Israel and Egypt

20. Why did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev begin a process of political and economic reforms?

21. The Cold War arms race was bankrupting the Soviet Union.

22. The fall of the Berlin Wall, ‘glasnost’, and ‘perestroika’ are all related to________:

23. the fall of communism and unification of European nations

24. Which event signaled of the Cold War and the reunificiation of East and West Germany?

25. the fall of the Berlin Wall

26. What event sparked the Persian Gulf War in 1990?

27. Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein occupied neighboring Kuwait.

28. What best describes the relationship between Iraq, Kuwait, and the United States in 1990?

29. the United States freed Kuwait after Iraq occupied it

30. What was the greatest contributor to Bill Clinton’s win in the election of 1992?.

31. Clinton focused on improving the economy, an issue that concerned many Americans

32. How did President Clinton help improve the American Economy?

33. Decrease the size of government

34. Why was President Clinton’s second term in office considered a Low Point?

35. President Clinton had an inappropriate relationship with a White House intern

36. Why did the Bush administration respond to the events of September 11, 2001 by invading Afghanistan?

37. Osama bin Laden, who organized the September 11 attacks, was based in Afghanistan.

38. Right after the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, America's military did which of the following? A.caught Osama bin Laden and put him on trial B. worked with Al Qaeda to overthrown the Taliban in Iraq C. worked with Saddam Hussein to capture terrorists in Pakistan D. invaded Afghanistan to capture terrorists and overthrow the government that supported the attack

40. Name a form of media Obama used during the 2008 election?

41. Facebook Myspace Twitter Mass Text

42. What important law did Obama sign to help people keep their houses and create jobs?

43. Bailout

44. Where was Obama born?

45. Hawaii

46. Name this person

47. George W. Bush

48. Name this person

49. Barack Obama

50. Name this person

51. Osama bin Laden

52. Name this person

53. Bill Clinton

54. Name this person

55. Joe Arpaio

56. Make your wager

57. How many votes from the Electoral College are needed to become president?

58. At least 270