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a shortfall of tax revenue from government spending

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Cabinet department of the United States federal government with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters.

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Islamist terrorist organization that launched a series of attacks against U.S.

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Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.

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Conservative political movements in industrialized democracies that have arisen since the 1960's and stress "traditional values," often with a racist undertone.

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(n.) a general pardon for an offense against a government; in general, any act of forgiveness or absolution

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Initiated by President George W. Bush after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the broadly defined war on terror aimed to weed out terrorist operatives and their supporters throughout the world.

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Gingrich was the Republican speaker in the House. He pushed for more conservative legislation during Clinton's presidency.

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congressional pay raises are not begun until the next election

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president during the Gulf War, ability to quickly bring the war to a conclusion while suffering relatively few casualties resulted in the second-highest approval rating of any president, 89%

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(RR) Americans kidnapped in Beirut by Iranian govt, so deal, scandal including arms sales to the Middle East in order to send money to help the Contras in Nicaragua even though Congress had objected, Poindexter and North involved

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first woman supreme court justice. appointed by Reagan

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Process in which more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one in order to create an ethnically homogeneous region

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A person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom.

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"Born-Again" Christians become politically active. The majority of Americans are moral people, and therefore are a political force.

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This law passed after 9/11 expanded the tools used to fight terrorism and improved communication between law enforcement and intelligence agencies

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Law passed in 1993 requiring a waiting period on sales of handguns, along with a criminal background check on the buyer.

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the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)

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Additional arms limitations signings in 1979 which places limits on long-range missiles, bombers and nuclear warheads.

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A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment

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The terrorist attack by Al Qaeda on the World Trade Center. Two planes were hijacked and were flown into the Twin Towers and resulted in the death of over 3,000 people and the massive damage to the city of New York.

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North American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada.

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(1990 - 1991) Conflict between Iraq and a coalition of countries led by the United States to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait which they had invaded in hopes of controlling their oil supply. A very one sided war with the United States' coalition emerging victorious.

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A policy initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev that involved restructuring of the social and economic status quo in communist Russia towards a market based economy and society

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In 1984 she was the first woman to appear on a major-party presidential ticket. She was a congresswoman running for Vice President with Walter Modale.

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The lifting of government restrictions on business, industry, and professional activities.

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An economic philosophy that holds the sharply cutting taxes will increase the incentive people have to work, save, and invest. Greater investments will lead to more jobs, a more productive economy, and more tax revenues for the government.

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open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.

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Presidential Succession; Vice Presidential Vacancy; Presidential Inability

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Use of 14th Amendment's equal protection clause to stop the Florida recount in the election of 2000.

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Allows employees of government agencies and companies with more than fifty employees to take up to three months of unpaid leave during or after a pregnancy.

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Popularly known as "Star Wars," President Reagan's SDI proposed the construction of an elaborate computer-controlled, anti-missile defense system capable of destroying enemy missiles in outer spaced. Critics claimed that SDI could never be perfected.

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Political and human rights agreement signed in Helsinki, Finland in 1975 by the Soviet Union and western European countries.

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43rd president of the US who began a campaign toward energy self-sufficiency and against terrorism in 2001

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In the 1994 congressional elections, Congressman Newt Gingrich had Republican candidates sign a document in which they pledged their support for such things as a balanced budget amendment, term limits for members of Congress, and a middle-class tax cut.

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42nd President advocated economic and healthcare reform; second president to be impeached

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Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989. The demonstration was crushed by Chinese military with great loss of life.

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a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems

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The federal economic polices of the Reagan administration, elected in 1981. These policies combined a monetarist fiscal policy, supply-side tax cuts, and domestic budget cutting. Their goal was to reduce the size of the federal government and stimulate economic growth.

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economic theory that holds that money lent to banks and businesses will trickle down to consumers

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1981-1989,"Great Communicator" Republican, conservative economic policies, replaced liberal Democrats in upper house with consevative Democrats or "boll weevils" , at reelection time, jesse jackson first black presdiential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro as VP running mate (first woman)