Unit 10 Vocabulary

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  1. 4. The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
  2. 6. a congressional resolution designed to limit the U.S. president's ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad. Among other restrictions, the law requires that presidents notify Congress after deploying the armed forces and limits how long units can remain engaged without congressional approval
  3. 12. In 2003 during George w. Bush's administration when the U.S. declared war on terrorism and invaded Afghanistan where the Taliban government was giving aid to the terrorist group Al Qaeda that was responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
  4. 16. 2009- 2017 Obama became the first African American ever to be elected as president(44th)
  5. 21. President of the United States that gets credit for ending the cold war with the Soviet Union. Also President during the Iran Contra affair where the CIA sold weapons to Iran to finance a revolution in Nicaragua. He also put in place Reaganomics which called for cutting taxes to stimulate the economy. He spent 3 trillion dollars in national defense and on the Star War program to put satellites into space.
  6. 22. Hostage situation that lasted over 400 days during the administration of President Jimmy Carter. Iranian Revolutionists were mad because President Carter let the Shah of Iran into the Country to receive medical treatment after he escaped. The Hostages were released after Jimmy Carter lost the Election of 1979 to Ronald Reagan.
  7. 24. Meeting between President Jimmy Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Began and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the President's personal retreat in Maryland to come to a ceasefire and peaceful settlement of the two countries conflict. President Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in part for helping the two work out a peace settlement.
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  1. 1. Al Qaeda used Commercial airliners to crash them into the World Trade Center and the pentagon in a terrorist attack against the U.S. One Commercial jet went down in Pennsylvania.
  2. 2. President of the United States that won a Nobel Peace Prize for securing peace between Israel and Palestine in the Camp David Accords as well as his continued effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development
  3. 3. The 41st President (1989-1993), brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct them toward making the United States "a kinder and gentler nation" in the face of a dramatically changing world
  4. 5. During George W. Bush's Administration when the U.S. invaded Iraq to seek and destroy weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) believed to be in the country. Saddam Hussein was removed as the dictator of Iraq.
  5. 7. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden defeated the Republican ticket of Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin.
  6. 8. President of the United States. First to resign from office. He is most known for the Watergate scandal that resulted in the U.S. people losing trust in the government. He also was the first president to recognize the communist government of China and opened China up for trade with the U.S.
  7. 9. War in 1991 when the US came to Kuwait's rescue after Iraq invaded in 1990
  8. 10. Congress declared war on this after 9/11 and gave President George W. Bush permission to invade Afghanistan.
  9. 11. The United States Constitution states that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment".(Article II, Section 2)
  10. 13. Ronald Reagan's attempt to stimulate the economy by cutting taxes.
  11. 14. President Richard Nixon created the EPA with the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress
  12. 15. First President that was not elected. Was Vice President when President Nixon resigned because of the Watergate scandal. Gave Nixon a pardon after he was appointed and was beat by Jimmy Carter in 1979.
  13. 17. Terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
  14. 18. Caused the U.S. citizens to distrust government. President Nixon seen as corrupt when he used the CIA and FBI to cover-up his administration's involvement in the break-in of the Watergate hotel Democratic National headquarters office
  15. 19. Responsible for working out NAFTA or the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada, Mexico, and the United States to have free trade with one another without trade restrictions. He was impeached by the House of Representatives for Perjury and Obstruction of Justice but was acquitted by the Senate.
  16. 20. President of the United States during 9/11 attacks. Sent troops into Afghanistan and Iraq after he convinced Congress to declare war on Terrorism. Also narrowly won the Election of 2000 against Al Gore.
  17. 23. a women's rights organization founded in 1966.