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Saddam Hussein
Iraq's tyrant leader at the time of the War on Terror, Bush believed that the Iraqi people would abandon Saddam if given the chance to form a democracy, one of the reasons the US decided to attack. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Created to provide a clear and comprehensive mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities -
Operation Desert Storm
the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours. The code name for the liberation of Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War of 1991 -
Clarence Thomas
This man was an African-American jurist and a strict critic of affirmative action. He was nominated by George H. W. Bush to be on the Supreme Court in 1991, and shortly after was accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill. Hearings were reopened, and he became the second African American to hold a seat in the Supreme Court. -
Gerrymandering
The process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power. Boundaries are redrawn periodically to make sure that each district has approximately the same population. -
27th Amendment
27th Amendment states that congress cannot receive a pay raise until the following term -
Famine in Somalia
Somalia's last major famine was in 1992 and was not caused by drought. Nearly 300,000 innocent people starved to death because of the inflexible politics. -
President George H.W. Bush administration
41st President that continued Reagan's conservative policies -
Computer Revolution
A phrase associated with the new computer age. It refers to the communication revolution that occurred in the 1990's that involved the Internet. -
Brady Bill
Gun-control law named for presidential aide James Brady who had been wounded and disabled by gunfire in the assassination attempt on Reagan in 1981. -
NAFTA
The main goal of the NAFTA was to open the United States/Mexico border for trade -
Newt Gingrich
The promoter of the "Contract with America" and the first Republican speaker in 40 years. -
Impeachment of President Clinton
After Clinton confessed before a jury that he and Lewinsky had an improper relationship, the prospect of impeachment became an issue, especially in the Congressional elections.
