The United States Presidential Election of 1992 In 1992, the United States again held a presidential election. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct word from the word box to learn more about the United States presidential election of 1992. In 1992, a presidential election was held that included an _________________________ candidate who won almost _________________________ percent of the vote. That was the largest percentage a third-party candidate had received in _________________________ years. The _________________________ Party had George H.W. Bush, the current president at the time, planning to run for reelection. When George H.W. Bush was _________________________ in 1988, he had promised he would do his best not to _________________________ taxes. He won the election. However, in 1990, because of a budget ________________________ that was continually _________________________, he raised taxes, causing many hard feelings with his supporters. As a _________________________, when President George H.W. Bush campaigned for the Republican nomination for the 1992 election, he had a strong ________________________ from Pat Buchanan. He did win the Republican nomination and _________________________ for reelection. WriteBonnieRose.com 1 The _________________________ campaign was undecided for a good deal of time. The Iowa caucuses were skipped. Bill Clinton _________________________ to be the front runner, however, he almost lost early on because of news of an _________________________ affair he had that had lasted almost _________________________ years. Also running for the Democratic nomination were Senator Tom _________________________ of Iowa, former Governor of California Jerry _________________________, and former Senator Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts. Paul _________________________ dropped out in March. Finally, on June 2, Bill Clinton won enough _________________________ to secure the nomination when he was victorious over Jerry Brown in _________________________ and many other states. Because of the _________________________ following Bill Clinton and the problems with the economy President George H.W. Bush was facing, Ross _________________________, a _________________________, announced he would run as a third-party candidate. He asked supporters to help him get on the _________________________ in all fifty states and was very WriteBonnieRose.com 2 popular in the beginning. He _________________________ dropped out of the race for a time and then _________________________. The candidates chose their running mates. Bill Clinton chose Al _________________________, a senator from _________________________. President Bush chose his vice president Dan _________________________. Ross Perot chose Admiral James _________________________. The issues debated included the North American Free Trade _________________________. The agreement was _________________________ by President Bush and Bill Clinton, but it was opposed by Ross Perot. Another problem was the _________________________ debt, which Ross Perot wanted to _________________________. In the final _________________________ on November 3, 1992, Bill Clinton won the election over _________________________ President George H.W. Bush. WriteBonnieRose.com 3 Agreement deficit incumbent Republican appeared delegates independent result ballot Democratic national scandals Brown eighty nineteen Stockdale businessman election nominated supported California eliminate Perot Tennessee campaigned extra-marital Quayle Tsongas challenge Gore raise twelve climbing Harkin rejoined unexpectedly WriteBonnieRose.com 4 Give a short summary of the life of Pat Buchanan, including his political background before becoming a candidate in the Republican primaries. Give a short summary of the life of Bill Clinton, including his political background before becoming a candidate in the Democratic primaries. Give a short summary of the life of Iowa senator Tom Harkin, including his political background before becoming a candidate in the Democratic primaries. WriteBonnieRose.com 5 Give a short summary of the life of former California governor Jerry Brown, including his political background before becoming a candidate in the Democratic primaries. Give a short summary of the life of former Massachusetts senator Paul Tsongas, including his political background before becoming a candidate in the Democratic primaries. Give a short summary of the life of third-party candidate Ross Perot, including his political background before becoming a candidate in the election of 1992. WriteBonnieRose.com 6 Give a short summary of the life of Al Gore, including his political background before becoming a candidate for Vice President in the election of 1992. Give a short summary of the life of Dan Quayle, including his political background before becoming a candidate for Vice President in the election of 1992. Give a short summary of the life of Admiral James Stockdale, including his political background before becoming a candidate for Vice President in the election of 1992. WriteBonnieRose.com 7 For what party did Ross Perot and James What nickname did Bill Clinton give himself Stockdale run? during the primary campaign? What was the abbreviation for the North Who were the three countries involved in the American Free Trade Agreement? North American Free Trade Agreement? Who were the leaders of the countries involved in negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement? Give a short description of what the North American Free Trade Agreement was and how it was supposed to help those involved. WriteBonnieRose.com 8 World Trade Center Bombing of 1993 The year 1993 saw a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct word from the word box to learn more about the World Trade Center bombing of 1993. On _________________________ 26, 1993, the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, was the site of a _________________________ attack that had been planned many months _________________________. Before _________________________ 1, 1992, Ahmad Ajaj and Ramzi _________________________ came to the United States from _________________________. Ahmad Ajaj was detained by _________________________ agents because they could tell his _________________________ passport was false. They _________________________ his suitcase and found bombing manuals and anti-American _________________________. Ahmad Ajaj ended up in jail. Ramzi Yousef had an _________________________ passport with a false name on it. He requested political asylum. He was arrested because he entered the United States without a _________________________ but was _________________________ on his word and allowed into the country. Although Ahmad Ajaj was in _________________________, Ramzi Yousef continued to work on WriteBonnieRose.com 9 their plan. On _________________________ 1, 1992, he moved into a rented room in Jersey City, New Jersey, with Mohammad Salameh. Mohammad Salameh _________________________ a _________________________, and the two men began buying materials to make bombs and _________________________ them in the locker. They were also storing dangerous amounts of _________________________ gas in the locker. On _________________________ 1, 1993, Mohammad Salameh rented a _________________________ apartment in Jersey City to use to construct bombs. During the next several weeks, they put together a _________________________ weighing 1,500 _________________________ (680 kilograms). Mohammad Salameh also used his time to _________________________ the World Trade Center, and Ramzi Yousef got in touch with another _________________________, Eyad Ismoil, who came to New York just before the _________________________. The FBI and the New York _________________________ Terrorism Task Force had been tracing Islamic _________________________ for months, but they had not been able to get the proof WriteBonnieRose.com 10 they needed. They would learn later that they had been very _________________________. On February 23, 1993, Mohammad Salameh rented a van and then _________________________ it stolen two days later. The group bought several tanks of _________________________ gas and put them into the _________________________, which already contained the bomb, to make the _________________________ even larger. Early in the _________________________ of February 26, 1993, another man, Mahmud Abouhalima, who was working with the first _________________________, filled his car and the rented van with gas. The four men then drove to Lower _________________________ and left the van in the _________________________ garage of the World Trade Center complex. The explosives _________________________ at 12:17 p.m. Mohammad Salameh went to the _________________________ where he had rented the van and tried to claim his _________________________ for the van he said was stolen. He was told to come back later. That evening, Ramzi Yousef left for _________________________, Pakistan, and WriteBonnieRose.com 11 Eyad Ismoil left for _________________________. The _________________________ began receiving phone calls claiming responsibility for the bombing and ended up receiving more than _________________________ total phone calls of that nature. There were also a few fake bomb _________________________ for other targets in New York City. The _________________________ suspected of being behind the bombings were _________________________ al-Qaddafi, the leader of Libya, and Saddām _______________________, _______________________ of