Electric Current

Question 1

The federal budget crisis in 1995

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forced the government to shut down.

Question 2

When President Clinton was elected to a second term in 1996,

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Republicans maintained control of Congress.

Question 3

Partisanship in Congress during the Clinton presidency made it very difficult to

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compromise.

Question 4

The independent counsel appointed to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by President Clinton was

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Kenneth Starr.

Question 5

Which statement best describes the mood of the American people following the midterm election in 1994?

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They were ready for a change.

Question 6

In 1998, the House of Representatives impeached President Clinton on charges of obstruction of justice and

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perjury.

Question 7

Which statement best describes the feelings of most Americans following President Clinton’s impeachment?

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They thought Clinton had been impeached more for political reasons than for wrongdoing.

Question 8

As a result of poor economic conditions in the early 1990s,

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new congressional leadership was elected in 1994.

Question 9

During the 1994 midterm election, the Contract with America was

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a Republican agenda.

Question 10

Why was Newt Gingrich a significant political figure in the 1990s?

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He was the first Republican to serve as Speaker of the House in forty years.

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