Chapter 2

Question 1

When did major media outlets run the story of Clinton’s relationship?

Answer 1

January of 1998

Question 2

T/F When the news first ran the story Clinton denied it.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

When was the whitewater scandal

Answer 3

1995

Question 4

Who sold the whitewater estates?

Answer 4

James MacDougal

Question 5

What was James McDogal’s position? Where?

Answer 5

A CEO of Madison Savings and Loans in little rock Arkansas

Question 6

How many estates did the loan cover? How many were sold?

Answer 6

100, 3

Question 7

What was the name of the estates? Where were they?

Answer 7

The Whitewater estates and they were on the white river

Question 8

What law-firm did the paperwork for the whitewater estates?

Answer 8

The rose law firm.

Question 9

Who (x2) took the whitewater paperwork?

Answer 9

Webster Hubble and Hilary Clinton

Question 10

What industry lost 500 billion dollars in 1989? Under who’s presidency?

Answer 10

Regan… S and l

Question 11

What did Regan attempt to do in 1989?

Answer 11

Deregulate the Financial services industry. He cut 8000 federal inspectors of the S and L industry

Question 12

What was the name of the program that was set up to refund the 500 billion dollars that was missing?

Answer 12

The resolution trust cooperation

Question 13

What was The resolution trust corporation created to do? What did it actually do?

Answer 13

It was created to bail out the broke s and l but ended up being used to pay off the whitewater loan the Clintons owed to mcdougal.

Question 14

Who did Congress of points to investigate Whitewater scandal?

Answer 14

Kenn Starr

Question 15

What was the name of the friend of Lewinsky?

Answer 15

Linda Tripp

Question 16

What did Starr do to Tripp?

Answer 16

He wiretapped the phone conversations of Linda and Lou Winski. She got immunity from prosecution.

Question 17

When did Lewinsky testify to Starr?

Answer 17

July 1998

Question 18

When dose Clinton admit to the affair? How long did he testify?

Answer 18

August 17, 1998 for seven and a half hours

Question 19

What were Clintons crimes during the testimony?

Answer 19

He lied under oath

Question 20

What is the name for lying under oath?

Answer 20

Perjury

Question 21

Perjury

Answer 21

Lying under oath

Question 22

What did Ken Starr to publicize the scandal?

Answer 22

Published a newspaper with the details called the Starr report.

Question 23

What is the name for a punishment on the president without impeachment?

Answer 23

A motion of centure

Question 24

Who wrote a motion of centre? Where were they from?

Answer 24

Diane Fienstine from California

Question 25

Who wrote an angry paper to Clinton that was NOT a motion of centure?

Answer 25

Senator Liberman (DEM)

Question 26

T/F republicans pushed for impeachment in 1998 despite dmocratic opposition.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What were two of Clinton's crimes

Answer 27

1. Perjury under oath | 2. Obstruction of justice

Question 28

Who was the house speaker during Clinton impeachment? What did he do?

Answer 28

Robert Livingston from Louisiana (GOP) | He resigned because he had sexual affairs with a woman to convince bill to resign.

Question 29

T/F Clinton was found guilty on 1/4 charges

Answer 29

False he was found not guilty on all four

Question 30

T/F Not one Democrat voted not guilty

Answer 30

True

Question 31

Why was it good bill stayed?

Answer 31

The economy needed bill Clinton

Question 32

What are the three stages to the camping process?

Answer 32

1. Testing the waters 2. Formally announcing candidacy 3. Primaries

Question 33

Testing the waters

Answer 33

Making public appearances and seeing how you are perceived. Perspective candidates make appearances and make polls to look at their chances.

Question 34

What dose "formally announcing you candidacy" do?

Answer 34

It builds momentum

Question 35

Bob Kerry

Answer 35

1992 (DEM) Nebraska | Told a homophobic joke and dropped candidacy.

Question 36

When do the primaries take place?

Answer 36

The spring of the election year

Question 37

What 'event' is at the beginning of the campaign season?

Answer 37

Iowa coccus

Question 38

Who was an underdog but won the Iowa coccus?

Answer 38

Jimmy Carter

Question 39

What two state have primaries you need to win

Answer 39

Iowa and New Hampshire

Question 40

WhAt do the primaries do?

Answer 40

Weed out candidates

Question 41

How are the people who go to conventions are chosen?

Answer 41

They are picked based on how they do in the primaries

Question 42

Was the first woman nominee?

Answer 42

Geraldine Ferraro

Question 43

What is a summary of your view on issues called?

Answer 43

Party platform

Question 44

Who did have a romantic relationship with?

Answer 44

Monica Lewinsky