The Decade of the 2000s

Match the following people to their correct description.

• Elena Kagan

• Former first lady and senator; Obama's secretary of state

• Sonic Sotomayor

• Supreme Court justice appointed by Barack Obama; First Hispanic American member of Supreme Court

• Hillary Clinton

• 44th U.S. president; first Black American president

• Barack Obama

• Supreme Court justice appointed by Barack Obama

Answer explanation

President Obama saw the U.S. Constitution as a living document that should be interpreted by the current justices considering current times.

Match the following

• George W. Bush

• Appointed to Supreme Court by George W. Bush

• Samuel Alito

• Appointed to the Supreme Court by George W. Bush; Served as Chief Justice

• John Roberts, Jr

• First female to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives

• Nancy Pelosi

• First Black American female to serve as secretary of state

• Condoleezza Rice

• 43rd president of the U.S.; President at the time of the 9/11 attacks

The new building constructed near ground zero is called (a)   .

• One World Trade Center

• Twin Towers 2

• 9/11 Memorial Tower

The (a)   was built at ground zero and dedicated to the memory of those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attack in NY City.

• 9/11 Memorial

• Ground Zero Memorial

• One World Trade Memorial

What was the name of President Obama's healthcare bill that was signed into law during his presidency?

• Affordable Care Act

• Universal Healthcare Plan
• Healthy America Act

• Medicare

Answer explanation

The Affordable Care Act was also known as Obamacare. It was passed and signed into law in 2010.

The government department in charge of banks and finances in the United States is the (a)   .

The government department in charge of providing aid for natural and manmade disasters is the (b)   .

• Federal Reserve

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Great Recession

Answer explanation

Attempting to strengthen the economy, the Federal Reserve lowered the interest rates for loans.

America entered a time called the (a)   , a ten-year period of slowed economy due to the housing crash and government bank bail-out.

• Great Recession

• Financial Crisis

• Federal Reserve

What was the name of the business center attacked by terrorists on September 11, 2001?

• Pentagon Center

• World Trade Center

• One World Trade Center

• Federal Reserve Center

Answer explanation

At 8:46 A.M., the first plane flew into the North tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, and at first it was thought to be an accident. Seventeen minutes later a second plane struck the South tower.

Label the capitals and states of the Southwest/West Region.

a

g

h

b

c

d

e

f

i

j

Salem

Olympia

Idaho

Montana

Juneau

Washington

Boise

Alaska

Oregon

Helena

Label the capitals and states of the Southwest/West region.

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

Wyoming

California

Sacramento

Carson City

Cheyenne

Salt Lake City

Colorado

Nevada

Utah

Denver