HISTORY 7th grade
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yamroskill on October 1, 2012
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history test on 10/3/12
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Latin Group, Portergaud, Gray's Group, Porter gaud Class of 2018, 2018 PG students 7th grade STUDY GROUP, Porter-Gaud 7th Grade study group of 2018
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 George W. Bush | Republican candidate for president in 2000, former governor of Texas. |
| Paul Ryan | Republican candidate for VP in 2012, also Romney's running mate, former governor of Wisconsin. |
| Al Gore | Democratic candidate for president in 2000. |
| Joe Lieberman | Democratic candidate for VP in 2000. |
| Al Gore | Won the popular vote |
| George W. Bush | Won the electoral college in 2000 |
| Why Florida's electoral votes were important | This states votes would make the difference between winning the electoral vote or not. |
| The reason the election took to long to conclude | They kept having to recount the votes in the election of 2000. |
| The president of 2000 | George W. Bush |
| Colin Powell | First-term Secretary of State, also the first African-American Secretary. |
| Budget Surplus | The time when we made a lot more money then what we were spending. |
| Lock Box | Gore's idea with what to do with the Budget Surplus. |
| Compassionate Conservative | What Bush called himself |
| "No Child Left Behind" Act | When it became a law to fund for public schools |
| Prescription Drug Fee | When Medicare didn't cover these bills, Bush made a decision for the government to pay for it. |
| 9/11 | War on Terror when Al Qaeda attacked the Twin Towers |
| Al Qaeda | Extreme Muslim organization responsible for 9/11 |
| Osama Bin Laden | Leader of Al Qaeda |
| World Trade Center | Huge organization that Al Qaeda previously attacked in the 1990's |
| Homeland Security | New cabinet-level executive department created after 9/11 |
| Patriot Act | Made it easier to attack foreign countries. |
| John Kerry | Democratic candidate for president in 2004. |
| George W. Bush | Red State candidate in 2000 and 2004 elections |
| John Kerry | Blue State candidate in 2004 election |
| George W. Bush | Who won the election of 2004 |
| Condeleeza Rice | Republican Secretary of State in 2004-2008 |
| Budget Deficit | When more money was going out then in |
| David Petraeus | New commander in 2007 |
| The Surge | Forcing to add 30,000 more troops into the army |
| Nancy Pelosi | Speaker of the House in 2006 |
| 6%-8% | Percentage of unemployment |
| TARP | Trouble Asset Relief Program |
| Why the Economy crashed | When the low-supply, high-demand stock prices making the price go up |
| John McCain | Republican candidate for president in 2008. |
| Barack Obama | Democratic candidate for president in 2008. He defeated Hilary Clinton for the nomination. |
| Natural-Born Citizen | When you or your parents were born in America, you are a: citizen. |
| Joe Biden | Obama's running mate for VP |
| Sarah Palin | McCain's running mate for VP |
| Barack Obama | President of 2008 |
| Mitt Romney | Republican candidate for 2012 election, former governor of Massachusetts |
| Stimulus Bill | $787 Billion dollar surplus that stimulated the country. |
| Health Care Reform | Democrats have wanted this system for a long time and it requires everyone to have health insurance. |
| Sonia Sotomayer | The first Hispanic Supreme court justice. |
| Elena Kagan | Appointed by Obama two years ago for the Supreme Court justice |
| Muammar Ghaddafia | The USA militarily involved for Libya |
| Tea Partiers | People who are against spending a lot of money from the government |
| Mormon | Mitt Romney's religion |
| USS Cole | A target point for Al Qaeda |
| John Roberts | Chief justice appointed by Bush |
| Samuel Alito | Associate Justice appointed by Bush |
| Noble Peace Prize | Obama won the ( ) for not being Bush. |
| Dick Chaney | Republican candidate for VP, Bush's running mate from 2000-2008 |
| Off-year | The time when a year goes by without a president |
| recession | When 6th months go by with a shrinking economy |
| Tea Partier | Fiscal conservatives who don't like spending money |
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