The Fast and Curious - Modern America

June 1972, five people working to Reelect the President broke into the Democratic National Headquarters to steal campaign secrets. Their capture and the cover up that followed was called

• The Iran Contra Affair

• The Teapot Dome Scandal

• The Whitewater Scandal

• The Watergate Affair

In 1979, what nation did supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini, a religious leader storm the US embassy and capture 52 Americans and hold them hostage for 444 days?

• Iran

• China

• Iraq

• Afghanistan

Results of the Bush-Gore presidential election of 2000 renewed the debate over

• term limits for elected officials

• the electoral college system

• presidential use of the veto power

• loose versus strict interpretation of the Constitution

During the Persian Gulf War (1991), the primary aim of the United States was to force Iraq to

• withdraw its troops from Kuwait

• hold democratic elections

• increase the price of its oil exports

• submit to weapons inspections by the United Nations

The USA Patriot Act (2001) was passed to

• recruit volunteers for military service

• protect the United States from terrorists

• prohibit citizens from criticizing government policies

• safeguard civil liberties from abuse by the government

Which document is the result of President Jimmy Carter’s efforts to increase stability in the Middle East?

• Camp David Accords

• SALT I Treaty

• Paris Peace Accords

• Panama Canal Treaty

Which statement accurately describes a result of the 1993 adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

• Tariff barriers were reduced between the three largest nations of North America.

• A single currency was created for the nations of North America.

• Immigration restrictions between North American nations were eliminated.

• The United States stopped importing oil from other North American nations.

President Richard Nixon’s decision to resign from the presidency in 1974 was based primarily on

• developments in the Watergate investigation

• backlash from his policies toward China and the Soviet Union

• protests against his secret military actions during the Vietnam War

• accusations of trading arms for hostages

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led the federal government to create the

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Department of Homeland Security

• Central Intelligence Agency

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

Although found not guilty in 1998, who became the second president to be impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice?

• Donald Trump

• Bill Clinton

• Andrew Johnson

• Richard Nixon