QUIZ 2.Name-- Date-- Use with NATIONAL and HISTORY FILL IN THE BLANK: Write the answer that best completes the statement. 1. In the 107th Congress, the U.S. Senate will have -- Republicans and -- Democrats. 2. Although he is not a Senator, the -- --, in his capacity as President of the Senate; can vote to break ties. 3. For the first time in 48 years, -- will control the White House and both chambers in Congress. 4. Republicans have a -- seat margin in the U.S. House of Representatives. 5. Conservatives in Congress want President elect Bush to push for a -- defense system that supporters say will protect the U.S. from surprise attack by enemy countries. 6. Conservatives also want swift action to curb --, a controversial medical procedure. 7. -- a term used to describe severe traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. at intersections, is also used by students of politics to describe a situation in Congress in which little is accomplished because both sides refuse to compromise to pass legislation. 8. Looking toward the congressional elections in 2002, both Democrats and Republicans are aware that historically the party that wins the White House -- seats in the next Congress. 9. Experts say Democrats and Republicans in Congress could find common ground on issues like reforming education, improving -- care, and cutting the federal inheritance tax inheritance tax, assessment made on the portion of an estate received by an individual; it differs from an estate tax, which is a tax levied on an entire estate before it is distributed to individuals. . 10. In 1978-79, exiled religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini Noun 1. Ayatollah Khomeini - Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989) Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, Khomeini, Ruholla Khomeini sparked uprisings in Iran. One of his main goals was the establishment of a government based on fundamentalist -- law. 11. In 1979, U.S. President -- enraged en·rage tr.v. en·raged, en·rag·ing, en·rag·es To put into a rage; infuriate. [Middle English *enragen, from Old French enrager : en-, causative pref. Iranians when he allowed Shah Mohammad Shah Mohammad (1780-1862) was a Punjabi poet who lived during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and is best known for Jangnama— a colossal work that gave an eyewitness account of the First Anglo-Sikh War that took place after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Reza Pahlavi Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran (Persian: رضا پهلوی, born October 31, 1960) is the eldest son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his Empress Consort, Farah Diba. to enter the U.S. for cancer treatment. Iranians had wanted to put the Shah on trial. 12. Iranians held American diplomats and embassy staff hostage for -- days. CRITICAL THINKING: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. 13. Winston Churchill, Britain's World War II Prime Minister, said of democracy that it is the worst form of government, "except for all the others." What might Churchill say about how election 2000 will affect American democracy? 14. How would you define an acceptable political compromise on issues you consider important? 15. More than four years after the Iran hostage case, officials in the administration of President Ronald Reagan secretly sold arms to Iran. They then used proceeds from that sale to fund contra rebels fighting the Marxist government of Nicaragua Nicaragua is a constitutional democracy with executive, legislative, judicial, and electoral branches of government. The President of Nicaragua is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. in Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. , thereby breaking a law against aiding that group. Suppose you are writing a TV drama about that episode. What title would you give the drama? |
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