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William Jefferson Clinton, the 42nd U.S. President
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  • 1. In which year did Bill Clinton become the 42nd President of the United States?
A) 1990
B) 1988
C) 1995
D) 1993
  • 2. Which state did Bill Clinton serve as governor before becoming President?
A) New York
B) Texas
C) California
D) Arkansas
  • 3. Who was Bill Clinton's running mate in the 1992 and 1996 elections?
A) Joe Biden
B) Hillary Clinton
C) John Kerry
D) Al Gore
  • 4. Which scandal led to Bill Clinton's impeachment in 1998?
A) Lewinsky scandal
B) Email scandal
C) Iran-Contra affair
D) Whitewater controversy
  • 5. During Bill Clinton's presidency, the United States experienced a period of economic growth known as the what?
A) Bush Boom
B) Clinton Boom
C) Obama Boom
D) Reagan Boom
  • 6. Which country did Bill Clinton intervene in during the Bosnian War?
A) Iraq
B) Bosnia and Herzegovina
C) Syria
D) Afghanistan
  • 7. What was the title of Bill Clinton's autobiography, published in 2004?
A) My Life
B) The Audacity of Hope
C) Decision Points
D) In the Arena
  • 8. Which global agreement did Bill Clinton sign in 1997 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
A) Montreal Protocol
B) Copenhagen Accord
C) Kyoto Protocol
D) Paris Agreement
  • 9. In 1999, what was the name of the son of Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton?
A) Chelsea
B) Malia
C) Barron
D) Sasha
  • 10. Bill Clinton was the second president in U.S. history to be impeached. Who was the first?
A) George W. Bush
B) Richard Nixon
C) Andrew Johnson
D) Jimmy Carter
  • 11. In 2001, Bill Clinton was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by which U.S. President?
A) George W. Bush
B) Barack Obama
C) Donald Trump
D) Ronald Reagan
  • 12. During Bill Clinton's presidency, the United States participated in a military intervention in which African country in 1993?
A) Sudan
B) Mozambique
C) Somalia
D) Rwanda
  • 13. Bill Clinton appointed which U.S. Supreme Court Justices during his tenure as President?
A) Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer
B) Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas
C) John Roberts and Sonia Sotomayor
D) Neil Gorsuch and Elena Kagan
  • 14. Which major piece of legislation did Bill Clinton sign in 1996 reforming welfare in the United States?
A) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
B) No Child Left Behind Act
C) Americans with Disabilities Act
D) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • 15. What was Bill Clinton's birth name before he legally changed it?
A) William Arthur Nelson III
B) William Henry Gates III
C) William Wallace Scott III
D) William Jefferson Blythe III
  • 16. Bill Clinton's second term as President began in which year?
A) 1997
B) 1996
C) 1995
D) 1998
  • 17. Which Middle Eastern country signed a peace agreement with Israel during Bill Clinton's presidency in 1994?
A) Jordan
B) Egypt
C) Lebanon
D) Syria
  • 18. Bill Clinton studied at which university for his undergraduate degree?
A) Georgetown University
B) Stanford University
C) Harvard University
D) Yale University
  • 19. During Bill Clinton's presidency, which country was accused of conducting a nuclear test in 1998?
A) Pakistan
B) North Korea
C) Iran
D) India
  • 20. Which U.S. military operation authorized by Bill Clinton in 1998 targeted Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan but narrowly missed him?
A) Operation Enduring Freedom
B) Operation Neptune Spear
C) Operation Infinite Reach
D) Operation Desert Storm
  • 21. Bill Clinton appointed which economist as the Chair of the Federal Reserve in 1996?
A) Janet Yellen
B) Jerome Powell
C) Alan Greenspan
D) Ben Bernanke
  • 22. During Bill Clinton's presidency, which African country faced a severe genocide in 1994 that the U.S. did not intervene in?
A) Sudan
B) Zimbabwe
C) Somalia
D) Rwanda
  • 23. Which foreign leader did Bill Clinton sign the Oslo Accords with in 1993 for peace in the Middle East?
A) Bashar al-Assad
B) Yasser Arafat
C) Benjamin Netanyahu
D) King Hussein of Jordan
  • 24. In which year did Bill Clinton win a second term as President of the United States?
A) 1992
B) 1996
C) 2004
D) 2000
  • 25. Bill Clinton was the first President born after which war?
A) Civil War
B) World War I
C) World War II
D) Vietnam War
  • 26. Who was Bill Clinton's opponent in the 1996 presidential election?
A) George H.W. Bush
B) John McCain
C) Ross Perot
D) Bob Dole
  • 27. Which landmark trade agreement did Bill Clinton sign during his presidency?
A) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
B) Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
C) European Union-United States Trade Agreement (TTIP)
D) World Trade Organization (WTO)
  • 28. Which international conflict was a significant challenge to the Clinton Administration in the 1990s?
A) Korean War
B) Bosnian War
C) Gulf War
D) Vietnam War
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