Student Name: __________________________________

Class Period & Date: _____________________________

American Government
The Clinton’s Role in America’s Political System Questions

Directions
Use the handout titled “The Clinton’s Role in America’s Political System” to answer the questions below. All work is due at the end of the
class period even if you are unable to answer all of the questions.

1. Where was Hilary Clinton born? ____________________

2. Did Hillary Clinton’s father attend college? If so, identify the university. _________________________________________

3. Does Hillary Clinton have siblings? If so, state the name of each person. _________________________________________

4. What is Mrs. Clinton’s religious affiliation? ____________________

5. What college did Mrs. Clinton attend? _______________________

6. What law school did Mrs. Clinton attend? ____________________________

7. As a pre-teen and teenager how did Mrs. Clinton earn money? _________________________________________________

8. When Hillary Clinton was younger she wanted to become an astronaut. Why was she able to fulfil her dream? _____________________
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9. True or False: Hillary Clinton campaigned for Republican presidential candidate Berry Goldwater. ____________________

10. Identify the individual that inspired Clinton to work as a public servant. ___________________________________

11. What was Hillary Clinton’s role during the Nixon impeachment hearings? ___________________________________

12. What other famous individual was teaching at the University of Arkansas when Hillary Clinton joined the faculty? ________________
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13. What did Bill Clinton secretly purchase for Hillary before they were married? _____________________________

14. Identify the name of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s daughter. ______________________
15. What position was Hillary Clinton appointed to when her husband became president? _____________________________

16. In 1997, Hillary Clinton accomplished a significant task as First Lady. What was Clinton’s accomplishment? _______________________
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17. True or False: It would accurate to claim that Hillary Clinton was not interested in sharing her political position on various
public policy issues with her husband. _________________

18. Define the term “Whitewater.” ____________________________________________________________________________________

19. Who did President Clinton have an affair with and how does the affair relate to Kenneth Starr? _________________________________
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20. What did Hillary Clinton do in 2000 that no other First Lady had ever accomplished? _____________________________

21. The paragraph above claims that Bill Clinton had the IRS audit people and groups who caused _______________________________ for
the administration.

22. Were the groups that were allegedly targeted liberal or conservative? ______________________________

23. What a 1996 survey by the Washington Times conclude? ________________________________________

24. What do Juanita Broaddrick, Gennifer Flowers, Kathleen Willey and Paula Jones allegedly have in common? ______________________
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25. What claim does the book “Target: Caught in the Crosshairs of Bill and Hillary Clinton” make against the Clinton’s? _________________
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26. Where did Chelsea Clinton attend college? _______________________________

27. What grade did Chelsea skip and what did she learn to do by age 11? ______________

28. True or False: Chelsea loves to eat red meat? ______________

29. How did the media make life difficult for Chelsea Clinton? ___________________________________________

30. What form of dance was Chelsea skilled at? ________________________

31. What did the Secret Service give Chelsea Clinton the code name “energy?” ______________________________________