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American nonprofit organization that advocates for gun rights
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laissez-faire capitalism in general and more specifically supply-economic policies which favor the wealthy or privileged, while being framed as good for the average citizen.
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A political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine
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American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States for 33 years, first as an Associate Justice
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It upheld affirmative action, allowing race to be one of several factors in college admission policy.
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Conservative and religious agenda, including the allowance of prayer in schools and strict laws against abortion.
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macroeconomic theory which argues that economic growth can be most effectively created by investing in capital, and by lowering barriers on the production of goods and services
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Businesses were aided by capital recovery through depreciation rules, an increased amount of retained earnings not subject to taxation
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First female to be elected Supreme court Justice
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Reagan Forcefully made Air controllers get back to work after dissembling the union
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American politician, diplomat and lawyer who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States
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A deadly outbreak of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
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American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States
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Movement whose objectives were to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy where every word of the bible is interpreted literally.
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Although initially supported by the U.S. to fight Iran, his invasion of Kuwait made him a prime enemy of America
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three U.S. legislative amendments aimed at limiting U.S. government assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua.
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Reagan's intent to pursue a high technology missile defense system which was referred to as SDI or Star Wars
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Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the bombings and said that the attacks were to get the MNF out of Lebanon.
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First female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party
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Members of a leftist coalition that overthrew the Nicaraguan dictatorship of Anastasia Somoza and attempted to install a socialist economy
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Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, which was the subject of an arms embargo
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Refers to the reconstruction of the political and economic system established by the Communist Party.
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Mikhail Gorbachev,a Russian and former Soviet politician, having been General Secretary of the Communist Party
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Made it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit illegal immigrants, as well as legalizing certain groups of immigrants.
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a line from a speech made by US President Ronald Reagan in West Berlin to open up the barrier which had divided West and East Berlin
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The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles.
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Bush appealed to voters by promising not to raise taxes: "Read my lips, no new taxes."
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The spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West.
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After several weeks of demonstrations, Chinese troops entered Tiananmen Square on June 4 and fired on civilians
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American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States
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Ten years after the Torrijos–Carter Treaties were ratified to transfer control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. to Panama
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Prohibited discrimination against citizens with physical and mental disabilities in hiring, transportation, and public accommodation.
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A war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait
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A Polish politician, a former trade union and human rights activist, and also a former electrician. He co-founded Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize
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United States would be justified in using preemptive attacks to stop the acquisition and use of weapons of mass destruction by terrorists and by nations that support terrorism.
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President's nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court to replace the retiring Thurgood Marshall proved extremely controversial
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Bilateral treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms.
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Was a Soviet and Russian politician and the first President of the Russian Federation
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union into 15 independent republics, Conclusion of the Cold War
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He was a Texas billionaire, and he entered the 1992 election as an independent; he captured about 20% of the popular vote.
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Clinton won the Election of 1992 against Bush.
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This commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emission
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Hundreds of thousands of members of ethnic and religious minorities were killed in this process.
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Clinton presided over a historic meeting at the White House between Israeli and Palestine leader Yasir. They agreed in principle on self-rule for the Palestinians within Israel.
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This bill mandated a five-day waiting period for the purchase of handguns.
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The Clinton administration proposed a universal healthcare plan for all American citizens, but it failed after public backlash
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Clinton signed in the North American Free Trade Agreement, which created a free-trade zone with Canada and Mexico.
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The World Trade Organization was established to oversee trade agreements, enforce trade rules, and settle disputes
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Congress passed the deficit-reduction budget that included $255 billion in spending cuts and $241 billion in tax increases.
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The military service policy prevented service members from both asking and disclosing sexual orientation.
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The United States assist in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, resulted in the return of home rule to the Palestinians in the Gaza strip and parts of the West Bank territories.
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This document was released by the Republican Party during the 1994 Congressional election campaign.
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He led the Republicans in an attack on federal programs and spending outlined in their campaign manifesto.
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A combination of diplomacy, bombing, and troops from NATO countries, including the United States, stopped the bloodshed first in Bosnia
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A domestic terrorist truck bombing on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City
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Senator Bob Dole of Kansas became Clinton's republican opponent in the election of 1996.
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Designed to negate the need for welfare checks by assisting needy families, families with dependent children, and by providing job training.
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She became the first woman to serve as secretary of state.
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This inter-governmental political forum was formed with Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union
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Technological innovations in computers, the Internet, and wireless communications fueled increased national productivity.
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This became a growing concern, when North Korea stepped up its nuclear reactor and missile programs, and India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons for the first time
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He was charged with perjury and obstruction of justice, and he was impeached.
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The Taliban were Islamic fundamentalists who had taken over Afghanistan.
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Bush "compassionate conservative" Gore "working families", he one with a very close match up
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He was the governor of Texas, and he won the nomination of the Republican Party
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He ended the election crisis by accepting the ruling; Bush had 271 electoral votes and Al Gore had 266.
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criticized for giving benefits to richest 5%
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Most Americans were willing to accept background checks and airport searches after 9/11.
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This was a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States.
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Was the leader of Al Qaeda.
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Supporters of Al Qaeda preached jihad, or holy war against the "Jews and Crusaders".
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They falsified stated earnings and profits with the help of accounting companies.
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This act aimed to improve student performance and close the gap between well-to-do and poor students in the public schools through nationwide testing of all students
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In President Bush's State of the Union Address, he singled out Iraq, North Korea, and Iran as the "axis of evil".
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The European Union became a unified market of 15 nations, 12 of which adopted a single currency, the euro.
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The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict that began with the invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition that overthrew the government of Hussein.
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The barbaric treatment of prisoners by United States troops further diminished America's reputation in Iraq and around the world.
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Democratic voters selected Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts as their presidential candidate.
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This was a real estate bubble that affected half of the United States, and housing prices peaked.
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This economic recession was the worst recession since the Great Depression and was particularly devastating to the real-estate market.
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Republican vice-presidential candidate, the second woman to run for vice president of a major party and the first Republican
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Held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia for traditionally lawful purposes
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The Republicans nominated Senator John McCain of Arizona, who was a Vietnam War hero and a political "maverick" who hoped to appeal to undecided voters.
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In the election of 2008, she was the Senator of New York, and she was the early favorite to become the first woman to head a national ticket.
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The federal government tried a $170 billion stimulus package and took over a few critical financial situations
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He was a junior senator from Illinois, and he captured the Democratic nomination for president.
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Members of the movement have called for a reduction of the national debt of the United States and federal budget deficit by reducing government spending, and for lower taxes.
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An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She has the distinction of being its first justice of Hispanic descent and the first Latina
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A revolutionary wave of both violent and non-violent demonstrations, protests, riots, coups, foreign interventions, and civil wars in North Africa and the Middle East.
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The law has 3 primary goals: Support innovative medical care delivery methods designed to lower the costs of health care generally.
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A landmark U.S. constitutional law, campaign finance, and corporate law case dealing with regulation of political campaign spending by organizations.
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It made changes in the American financial regulatory environment that affected all federal financial regulatory agencies and almost every part of the nation's financial services industry.
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An ongoing multi-sided armed conflict in Syria fought primarily between the Ba'athist Syrian Arab Republic led by President Bashar al-Assad.
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An American businessman and politician who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts and was the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States
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Limitation set on the amount of money the government is able to borrow
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Requires certain states and local governments to obtain federal preclearance before implementing any changes to their voting laws or practices.
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Two homemade bombs detonated near the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring several hundred others, including 16 who lost limbs.
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Held that the right of same-sex couples to marry on the same terms and conditions as opposite-sex couples
