Saturday, May 25, 2013

Unit 14- Current Events 2000-2013



Test Review- The Multiple Choice Section will be given as a take home on  the essay portion will be completed in class.

Things to Know:

  • Reagan's attempt to make the Supreme Court Conservative through appointments
  • Reagan and business deregulation
  • Iran-Contra Affair
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • NAFTA
  • Waco
  • Geraldine Ferraro
  • Election of 2000
  • War in Afghanistan
  • Operation: Desert Storm
  • Conservative opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • Causes of the Economic Recession in 2007
  • The Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995
  • September 11, 2001 attacks
  • Presidential Election of 2008
  • Reaganomics
  • Glasnost
  • Perestroika
  • Kuwait invasion
  • The arguments over the Patriot Act
  • Sandra Day O'Connor
  • Abu Ghraib Prison
Free Response: Choose 1:


1.            Were President Clinton’s weaknesses in Whitewater and the Monica Lewinsky scandal largely a political effort to highlight his personal failings, or did the charges reflect genuine constitutional issues?
2.            “Unlike William Clinton whose presidency was tarnished by domestic issues, but redeemed by a restrained foreign policy, George W. Bush’s presidency was fortified by domestic issues, but discredited by an aggressive foreign policy.” Assess the validity of this statement with specific reference to the years 1992-2008.
3.            How do you think history will portray George W. Bush’s legacy?
                  Consider his:
                  Foreign policies
                  War in Iraq
                  Domestic policies

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