Unit 9 - 1990s- 21st Century

The lack of cooperation between the president and Congress has result in numerous

• laws being passed

• impeachments of officials

• government shutdowns

• wars being fought

Third party candidates have affected elections in recent decades by

• winning the elections

• pushing minority party agendas

• pulling votes from the major party candidates

• they have not changed the outcome of elections

The First Lady who also served as a U.S. Senator and as Secretary of State was

• Barbara Bush

• Michelle Obama

• Jackie Kennedy

• Hillary Clinton

Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Oprah Winfrey

• Hillary Clinton

What was the result of the Persian Gulf War?

• Saddam Hussein was overthrown

• Kuwait regained its freedom

• Kuwait became a U.S. territory

• Saudi Arabia annexed Iraq

The election for the president of the U.S. is decided by

• the popular vote

• the Senate

• the Congress

• the electoral college

Who was the first Hispanic appointed to the Supreme Court?

• Dolores Huerta

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Estee Lauder

• Sandra Day O'Connor

All of the following people have become powerful business leaders and entrepreneurs in the U.S. EXCEPT

• Oliver North

• Oprah Winfrey

• Steve Jobs

• Sam Walton

Which was NOT a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

• Patriotism increasing in America

• The Afghanistan War

• Passage of the Patriot Act

• The Persian Gulf War

The current international peace keeping organization is called

• The League of Nations

• The United Nations

• The United League of Nations

• The Nations Alliance for Peace