what is the patriot act? act that says the government can monitor citizens’ phones, emails, bank...
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- What is the Patriot Act?
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- Act that says the government can monitor citizens phones, emails, bank accounts, etc without a warrant
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- What was created to preserve and create jobs during the recession?
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- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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- What two entrepreneurs are most associated with the development of personal computers?
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- Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
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- Low airfare, low tariffs, outsourcing and invention of the internet led to what??
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- Globalization
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- What part of the Patriot Act was later ruled unconstitutional?
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- Wiretaps without warrant
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- What impact do third parties have on elections?
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- Take votes away from the major parties, greatly affecting the results
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- Why was there criticism of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?
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- Too much government control in the private economy
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- What impact did smart phones and development of the internet have?
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- Access to information, easier global communication, and trade
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- What are multinational corportions?
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- Corporations that conduct business all over the world
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- The US buying a lot of Chinese manufactured goods led to China buying what?
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- US Treasury debtlargest foreign investor
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- How did the government respond to the recession of 2008?
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- Direct government investments into the economy to avoid another great depression
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- How has our intervention in the Middle East impacted our economy?
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- More debtgov had to limit spending and raise taxes
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- What did the BP oil spill impact?
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- Fossil fuels hurt the marine life
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- What is the US relationship with the EU?
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- Good trade relationship
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- Slowdown in air travel, war in Afghanistan, and temporary closing of financial markets was in response to
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- 9/11
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- How did Oprah become successful?
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- Talk show, magazine, network
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- What did Sam Walton do?
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- Started Walmart and sams Club
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- What did Lionel Sosa do?
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- Created an advertising agency in San Antonio that targeted the Hispanic population
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- What did Bill Gates do?
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- Made software programs for personal computers
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- What did Estee Lauder do?
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- Created a cosmetic line to become the first female billionaire
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- What did Robert Johnson do?
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- BETthen the super good basketball teamthe Charlotte Bobcats
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- What is the debate over the Patriot Act?
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- Information sharing and government protection versus infringing upon citizens rights
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- What has the increase in multinational corporations led to?
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- More movement of money, people and goods around the world
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- Most immigrants in the US are from what two places?
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- Asia and Mexico
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- Why are immigrants drawn to the US?
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- American Dream
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- What does the government do when it spends more money than it brings in?
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- Borrows more money
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- The result of the 2008 presidential election is a long- term result of what movement?
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- Civil Rights Movement
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- What does the Department of Homeland Security do?
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- Prevents terrorism
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- Where did Baby Bush send troops in response to 9/11?
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- Afghanistan
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- What was the outcome of Bush v Gore?
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- They stopped the recount in Florida and Baby Bush became president
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- How was the decision in Bush v Gore different from the decision in Brown v Board of Education?
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- Bush v Gore was a split decision
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- What was the effect of Clintons impeachment?
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- Less trust in government officials
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- What impact did GATT and WTO have on US trade?
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- More trade with the countries in WTO and GATT (particularly China when it joined WTO)
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- What two trade partners of US gained free trade with NAFTA?
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- Mexico and Canada
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- Why did Clinton propose a cut in defense spending?
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- End of Cold War
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- What was the Contract with America?
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- Republican platform to get the House of Representatives a conservative majority
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- Our reliance on oil from OPEC forced the US to do what?
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- Find alternative energy sources because US reliance on foreign oil is a problem