| A | B |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | First woman to sit on Supreme Court |
| George Bush | Republican candidate for President in 1988 |
| Michael Dukakis | Democratic candidate for President in 1988 |
| Anwar Sadat | Leader assassinated by Muslim fundamentalists in 1981 |
| Star Wars | Nickname for Strategic Defense Initiative |
| contras | group opposed to Sandinistas in Nicaragua |
| Affirmative action | Sets goals and timetables for hiring minorities |
| reverse discrimination | theory that the policy of choosing minority applicants over equally qualified white male applicants is unfair |
| Grenada | U.S. invaded during Reagan administration |
| Panama | U.S. invaded during Bush administration |
| Reagan | President who cut off aid to the Sandinista government |
| Reagan's feelings on affirmative action | hated it |
| Reagan opposed Iran's support of | terrorism |
| How did Reagan violate his own public policy | selling weapons to Iran |
| President Carter | Lost to Reagan in 1980 |