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Question 1

Which election was closest in History?

Answer 1

The 2000 presidential election

Question 2

Hindering the process the outcome of the presidential election of 2000 hinged the state of _____, since both candidates needed its 25 ______

Answer 2

• Florida

- electoral votes

Question 3

In the navy seal ____ have to be chosen

Answer 3

You

Question 4

Bush asked the ___ to rule on the constitutionality of the recount

Answer 4

U.S. Supreme Court

Question 5

how many people were killed because of 9/11?

Answer 5

3,000

Question 6

How many months do you have to train for navy seal?

Answer 6

6

Question 7

Which team found Osama?

Answer 7

Seal team 6

Question 8

President bush demanded ___ regime turn over ___ and shut down all the ____ in ______

Answer 8

• Taliban (terrorist)
• bin laden
• terrorist camps
• Afghanistan

Question 9

Bush created the ______ to coordinate efforts to stop terrorism. Congress passed the _____ to make it easier to track down suspects.

Answer 9

• office of homeland security

- U.S. Patriot Act

Question 10

If you were a terrorist investigations would include the following….

Answer 10

• wire taps
• seize voicemails
• track their internet

Question 11

Why was the northern alliance important to the U.S. troops?

Answer 11

It was like almost fighting their own people, because it was a coalition of Afghan groups that had been fighting the Taliban for several years

Question 12

What ultimatum did the United States give to Iraq?

Answer 12

To have to give up Iraps weapons of mass destruction read it the UN weapons inspectors, stoo supporting terrorism, and to stop oppressing his people.

Question 13

Why did we invade Iraq?

Answer 13

-Because of the weapons in mass destruction WMD

Question 14

Who hid Osama Bin Laden?

Answer 14

Afghanistan

Question 15

What is the group that controlled Afghanistan?

Answer 15

Taliban

Question 16

Who is the leader of Iraq?

Answer 16

Sadaam Tussan

Question 17

What factors weakened Bushs approval ratings?

Answer 17

Ongoing war in Iraq failed inspectors to find weapons

Question 18

Who did the wire tapping?

Answer 18

The National Security Agency

Question 19

Who gained control of congress in the 2008 midterm elections?

Answer 19

Democrats

Question 20

Head of FEMA was ____.

Answer 20

Dismissed

Question 21

Whom did bish appoint to the Supreme Court?

Answer 21

John G Roberts (Chief Justice), Samuel elito

Question 22

Was mayor of New Orleans is in jail now

Answer 22

Rain Egan

Question 23

Did not stop the pump operator for Kenner

Answer 23

Broussard

Question 24

Governor of Louisiana who did a terrible job

Answer 24

Kathleen Blanco

Question 25

Why did a number of investment banking firms go bankrupt?

Answer 25

They were giving out too many loans

Question 26

War in Iraq...

Answer 26

- Iraq insurgents used simpler attacks and bombings | - unemployment rate grew 7.2%

Question 27

What was historic about the choice of candidates from both parties for the 2008 election?

Answer 27

John was the oldest president, 1st woman running Hillary Clinton, Obama was an AA

Question 28

How did the recession affect the average American?

Answer 28

Lost homes, lost jobs

Question 29

What was the purpose of the Ameican Recory and Reinvestment act of 2009?

Answer 29

It stimulated economic activity

Question 30

Why was there opposition to Obama health care reform?

Answer 30

New taxes, and it was obamas top priority when he ran, Obama care is expensive

Question 31

What environmental disaster ordered in April 2010?

Answer 31

The BP oil spill

Question 32

Why were the 2012 midterm selections significant and what was the outcome?

Answer 32

Obama was president, people were mad about it. Republicans took back control over the congress

Question 33

What challenge did Obama face in the first two years of his presidency?

Answer 33

- weak economy | - recession

Question 34

Who is John McCains VP?

Answer 34

Sarah Paulin