Terms Flashcards
(18 cards)
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement; helped drive off industries like the auto industry to other countries
blank slate candidate
Obama was called this because we knew very little about his background and he had very little experience in politics
No Child Left Behind
one of the large spending in education under Bush where nationalized testing was implemented
Ground Zero
place where towers fell and Bush gave an inspiring speech for the country
Taliban
government of Afghanistan (HELPED al-Qaeda)
Operation Enduring Freedom
operation to get rid of the Afghanistan of the terrorist camps which trained 9/11 terrorists
Resolution 1441
UN resolution that Saddam violated that allowed us to justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003
Swift Boat
ads from Vietnam Vets that helped with the 2004 election for Bush (they HATE Kerry)
Kelo v. City of New England
allowed the federal government to use imminent domain to take private property for government use and give it to other private corporations
Abu Ghraib
prison where American military did some questionable practices on terrorist prisoners that violated the Geneva Convention
WMD
Weapons of Mass Destruction
2008 recession
housing bubble burst which caused a severe recession
worldwide oppressor
terrorist organizations
Obamacare
health care plan by the federal government which included an individual mandate that people had to pay if they did not have health insurance
debacle
what the book called the rollout of Obamacare; included things like the website not being usable and the people having to pay more for health insurance
NSA
National Security Agency; they implemented most of the new regulations of the Patriot Act like airport security
low-information voter
people who vote without information on a candidate and rely on 30 second ads and social media posts
compassionate conservatism
”we can use the federal government to help people who can’t help themselves”
