U.S. Presidents Random Quiz #3

Championed and signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Immigration Act and amendments to the Clean Air Act.

His actions responding to a congressional investigation into his relationship with a 22-year-old intern resulted in his impeachment by the House of Representatives, although the Senate declined to convict him.

Only President born in Iowa.

Guided the economy’s recovery from the Great Recession, partially extended his predecessor’s tax cuts, reformed financial regulations, and issued an executive order limiting carbon emissions.

In a controversial move, he pardoned the crimes of his predecessor in 1974.

Signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, ending some of the more draconian practices of the health care insurance industry and establishing new rights and protections for the insured.

Ordered U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Kosovo, called for the expansion of NATO in Eastern Europe, and facilitated the Israeli-Palestinian and Northern Ireland peace processes.

In response to the Soviet Union’s Sputnik launch in 1957, created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), although he later suffered buyer’s remorse.

Presided over the end of the Cold War, and signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty by which the U.S. and the Soviet Union (under Mikhail Gorbachev) agreed to cut their strategic nuclear weapons by 30 percent. (The Soviet Union dissolved five months later.)

His acting career (mostly in B movies) was interrupted by World War II.

Signed the Voting Rights Act and completely reformed the immigration system with the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.

Despite his many accomplishments, he had a rather spotty civil and human rights record, explicitly excluding Mexican Americans from New Deal benefits, forcibly relocating and incarcerating Japanese Americans, and discouraging and disqualifying many Jewish refugees from Europe.

Ordered the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan with the goals of overthrowing the Taliban, capturing Osama bin Laden, and destroying al-Qaeda. Based on faulty intelligence, ordered the 2003 invasion of Iraq, which was alleged to have been stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. Launched the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to battle AIDS globally.

Played a key role in the reunification of Germany and presided over an invasion of Panama and over the Gulf War, ending Iraqi occupation of Kuwait.

Signed a major tax cut program, the inaccurately named Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, and the Medicare Modernization Act (which created Medicare Part D); was criticized for his handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; and led the country into the Great Recession.

In 1963, initiated his War on Poverty, signing the Economic Opportunity Act that created the Job Corps, the Community Action Program and VISTA.

Only President born in Arkansas.

Mostly pursued a policy of non-interventionism in Latin America, although he did send warships to El Salvador in 1931 to support President Araujo against a coup d’état led by Araujo’s minister of war.

The only President to have served more than two terms.

The 44th President of the United States (2009-2017).