exam 5
Describe the personal and leadership characteristics of President Ronald Reagan that made many people see him as an inspirational leader.
1. He united america, always said "WE" to connect all the citizens 2. Inspired America, challenged people to lift their sights. 3. Emboldened america, daring vision and policies and told the world america was back and great. Wanted to heal economy and have jobs. 4. Protected America. called enemies evil and rallied the free world and worked with the pope to roll back the soviets.
Describe the economic predicament that Americans found themselves in during the 1980s
Alongside cultural dislocation and political alienation, the country confronted a series of distressing economic setbacks in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1973, inflation began to climb at a pace unprecedented in the post-World War II decades, and economic growth slowed. An energy crisis, aggravated by American foreign policy in the Middle East, produced fuel shortages. Foreign competition in manufacturing brought less expensive, and often more reliable, goods into the U.S. market from nations such as Japan and West Germany. Both developments helped set off a round of plant closings and deindustrialization.
explain the goal of the patient protection and affordable care act
Expand access to health insurance, protect patients against arbitrary actions by insurance companies, and reduce costs.
Identify two targets of the bush administration attacks in Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar
Identify four domestic policy goals of President Bill Clinton and assess his success in reaching them.
Raised Taxes, failed to reform health care, americorps, economy boomed, child health insurance.
Explain President Reagan's overall view of the Soviet Union and how it expressed the feelings of many conservatives in the country
Reagan express American resolve in face of "communist aggression anywhere in the world."Reagan protest crackdown of soviets on communist satellites, and impose economic sanctions on Poland's communist government. December 9, 1987, Reagan and Gorbachev sign treaty to eliminate intermediate range nuclear missiles.
Describe what Reaganomics meant to both liberals and conservatives and what President Reagan's economic policies accomplished.
Reaganomics was the name of President Reagan's philosophy of combining tax cuts with an unregulated marketplace (known as supply-side economics). Reagan hoped that low taxes would inspire Americans to work harder and keep more money that they earned. He also thought this would curb inflation by relying on high interest rates.
Define "START" and explain how it exemplified the Reagan administration's evolving policy toward the soviet union and Cold War
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms
Describe the unique aspect of warfare intended in the strategic Defense Initiative
Strategic Defense Initiative "Star Wars": 1983, Reagan authorized the Defense Department to construct a complex anti-missile defense system in outer space; such defense systems could be built and would force Soviets to launch an expensive research and development program of their own.
Describe and explain the purpose of President Reagan's executive action against the air traffic controllers when they went on strike early in his administration.
Told them that they would lose jobs if they didn't return within 48 hours.
Identify three issues that shaped the outcome of the 1992 election
Trade, Health Care, Job training and Energy
Identify Three candidates nominated to the US supreme court by President Ronald Reagan.
William Rehnquist Sandra Day O'Connor Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy
Describe and evaluate the Reagan administration drug policy.
anti drug abuse act, -- harsher sentencing for drug abuse and stiffer felony penalties for smaller amounts of drugs as well.
Identify and briefly describe three basic sources of conflict in the middle east.
conflicts over land, problems with government, and resources. Water is also another issue they fight about.
Identify the innovation that commercialized the internet
creation of security protocols and need for communications such as emails.
identify one example of the significant impact that the 9/11 terrorist attacks had on the american people as a nation
creation of the department of homeland security. Creation of TSA
Describe President George H.W. Bush's response to the democracy movement in China.
criticized military action.
Identify the threat that lead to "Operation Desert Shield" and then to "Operation Desert Storm"
desert storm was when hussein defied united nations security council demands to withdraw from kuwait. desert shield was the buildup of troops and defense in saudi arabia.
Explain what caused the savings and loan crisis and how Congress responded to it.
failure of savings and loan associations. congress raised the discount rate that it charged its member banks to reduce inflation. passed two laws, the depository institutions deregulation and monetary control act and gart-st. germain depository institutions act. this offered a wider array of savings.
Explain why the murder trial of OJ Simpson became a national obsession
famous person- relationship with white woman, may have been sensitive subject back then. it divided the nation.
Describe President George H W Bush's response to the collapse of the soviet union
he spoke of a "New World Order" First action to throwback to the days of American interventionism in the Western Hemisphere.
Identify Three nations that participated in the exchange known as the "Iran-contra affair," and explain how each one benefited.
iran, us , nicaragua. us gained money, iran gained weapons, nicaragua had contras funded.
Explain how the 1996 work opportunity reconciliation act changed the federal government's welfare program
it changed the welfare program to make one work in exchange for time-limited assistance
Describe the image of victims of Hurricane Katrina developed of the Bush administration as a result of the government's response
it was bad because bush was aloof and pissed a lot of people off.
Explain what made the 2000 presidential election controversial, and describe the process by which the outcome was finally determined.
majority voted for al gore, however bush won from electoral college.
Identify the event that Reagan remembered as the "saddest day of my presidency"
marines in lebanon, calamity in beruit.
identify two federal government programs intended to minimize the economic recession and promote recovery
monetary and fiscal policy
identify two major assets that Barack Obama brought to the presidential election of 2008 and how they helped him win the election
need for change, stance on iraq war, condition of economy..
Explain "Don't ask, Don't Tell"
official us policy on military service by lgbt ban from us military service.
describe the security role of the new transportation security administration.
oversees security for highways, railroads, buses, mass transit systems, pipelines and ports.
Explain what led to Bill Clinton's impeachment and why he was acquitted
perjury and obstruction of justice. extramarital affair and sexual harassment.
Identify the key objective of the bush administration in justifying his war on Iraq
possession of weapons of mass destruction, saddam was a threat. lack of democracy in Iraq.
Explain the goal of the Human Genome Project
provide a complete and accurate sequence of the 3 billion dna base pairs that make up human genome and find all human genes.
explain the difference between "red states" and "blue states"
red state- dominantly republican blue state- dominantly democratic
Describe and identify two examples of the Reagan administration's policy on the environment.
regulated air and water pollution and formed the EPA.
Describe the "Pro-life" Conservative reaction to the US supreme court decision Roe vs Wade 1973 during Reagan's administration
row based on lies, unconstitutional, overreach of constitutional rulings. dismissed ethics
Identify two major sectors of the American economy that failed in 2007
subprime mortgage market and banking crisis. European debt crisis.
Identify Four objectives stated in the Republican's popular "Contract with America"
tax cuts, permanent line-item veto, measures to reduce crime and provide middle class tax relief, and constitutional amendments requiring term limits and a balanced budget.
Explain what was meant by the term "Reagan Revolution"
the policies of the first reagan administration which increased defense spending reduced social programs and cut taxes they were based on supply side theory of growing the economy by cutting government interference and taxes
Identify Obama administration's foremost accomplishment on foreign affairs
track down osama bin laden
Describe President Reagan's approach to limiting welfare entitlements
welfare spending was cut
