| A | B |
| GEORGE W. BUSH | WINNER IN 2000 ELECTION |
| CHAD | CARDBOARD PIECE PUNCHED OUT OF BALLOT |
| BUSH V. GORE | DECIDED USING THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE: EVERYONE'S VOTE MUST BE COUNTED EQUALLY |
| TAX CUTS | BUSH'S FIRST PRIORITY- TO BOOST ECONOMY |
| NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND | PUBLIC SCHOOLS WERE REQUIRED TO PROVE RESULTS USING STANDARDIZED TESTS |
| STRATEGIC DEFENSE | MISSLES THAT COULD SHOOT DOWN NUCLEAR MISSILES |
| SEPTEMBER 11,2001 | TERRORIST ATTACKES ON NYC, PENTAGON, AND PA. FIELD |
| OSAMA BIN LADEN | LEADER OF AL-QAEDA |
| AL-QAEDA | TERRORIST ORGANIZATION- SPONSORED 9-11 ATTACKS |
| TERRORISM | USE OF VIOLENCE BY NON-GOV'TAL GROUPS AGAINST CIVILIAN GROUPS TO INSTILL FEAR |
| STATE-SPONSORED TERRORISM | COUNTRIES PROVIDE TERRORISTS WITH SHELTER AND MATERIALS |
| WAR ON TERRORISM | BEGINS WITH AL-QAEDA- THEN INCLUDES FINDING AND STOPPING ALL TERRORISTS |
| DONALD RUMSFELD | SECRETARY OF DEFENSE |
| HOMELAND SECURITY | COORDINATE FEDERAL AGENCIES WORKING TO DEFEAT TERRORISM |
| PATRIOT ACT | SOME PERSONAL RIGHTS MAY BE VIOLATED IN CASES INVOLVING TERRORISM |
| ANTHRAX | TYPE OF BACTERIA MAILED TO NEWS ORGANIZATIONS |
| WAR IN AFGHANISTAN | OCT. 2007- U.S. BOMBS AL-QAEDA'S CAMPS |
| NORTHERN ALLIANCE | COALITION OF AFGHAN GROUPS WHICH U.S. HAD AIDED IN FIGHT AGAINST TALIBAN |
| KHALID SHAIKH MOHAMMED | CAPTURED/ SUSPECTED OF PLANNING 9-11 ATTACKS |
| WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION | KILL LARGE NUMBERS ALL AT ONCE: NUCLEAR;CHEMICAL; BIOLOGICAL |
| AXIS OF EVIL | IRAQ, IRAN, S. KOREA |
| ULTIMATUM TO IRAQ | GIVE UP WMD AND ALLOW INSPECTORS |
| INVASION OF IRAQ | US LED COALITION 2003 |
| IRAQ INSURGENTS | GROUPS STAGE SNIPER ATTACKS, SUICIDE BOMBINGS, ETC. |
| IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION | $30 BILLION TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE |
| ELECTION OF 2004 | BUSH (R) KERRY (D) |
| ABU GHRAIB | IRAQI PRISON KNOWN FOR SCANDELOUS TREATMENT BY AMERICANS |
| GUANTANAMO BAY | MILITARY BASE IN CUBA - CAPTURED AL-QAEDA DETAINED HERE |
| HAMDAN V. RUMSFELD | FOREIGN PRISONERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO COURT TRIAL, NOT JUST MILITARY TRIBUNAL |
| NSA | WIRETAPPED PHONES IF THEY HAD A REASON TO SUSPECT TERRORISM |
| SOICAL SECURITY DEBATE | SHOULD PEOPLE HAVE PRIVATE RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS? |
| JOHN G. ROBERTS | SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WHO REPLACED O'CONNOR |
| SAMUEL ALITO, JR. | NEW CONSERVATIVE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE |
| KATRINA | HURRICANE THAT DEVASTATED NEW ORLEANS AREA |
| EARMARKS | TAX MONEY SPENT ON "PET" PROJECTS |
| CONDOLEEZZA RICE | FIRST FEMALE SECRETARY OF STATE |
| NANCY PELOSI | FIRST FEMALE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE |