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Clinton and Clinton and BushBush
“You know, everybody
makes mistakes
when they are
president.”
“America will never
seek a permission
slip to defend the security of
our people.”
Clinton in OfficeClinton in OfficeDefeated Bush Sr. by being a New
Democrat (moderate)Al Gore was his Vice PresidentPassed the Family Medical Leave Act giving
full time employees 12 unpaid weeks to recover from illness, childbirth or help a family member heal
Created a budget surplusReformed welfareFailed to get a bill passed for universal
healthcareOklahoma City bombed by domestic terroristsColumbine High School shootings
The Fall of ClintonThe Fall of ClintonBeat out conservatives to
win re-electionClinton’s opposition came
from Republican Newt Gingrich
Balanced the budget and reduced the deficit… economy was back on track
Impeachment: Clinton was accused of perjury and obstruction of justice when the affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, was discovered, but he was not removed from office
Clinton and Foreign Policy Clinton and Foreign Policy America joined the North
Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to remove trade restrictions between Canada, US and Mexico
Helped provide food for famine and support to war torn Somalia
Helped bring about an end to ethnic cleansing in Kosovo
Clinton tried to get Israel and Palestine under Yasir Arafat to sign peace agreement…unsuccessful
George W. Bush in OfficeGeorge W. Bush in OfficeElection of 2000: Bush beats Al Gore
and Joe Lieberman (first Jew) in a highly contested election in which Florida recounted their ballots because the race was so close… in the end the Supreme Court ordered an end to the recount and that the initial returns stand in Bush vs. Gore
Cut taxesPassed No Child Left Behind that
held schools accountable and penalized those that did not reach standards and improved teacher quality◦ Teachers don’t like it because it ties
funding to test scores Extended Medicare to cover
prescription drugs for senior citizens
Al-QaedaAl-Qaeda Militant group responsible for many terrorist attacks directed toward Americans
Al-Qaeda’s goal was to end American involvement in Muslim countries
led by Osama bin Laden the group exploded a bomb under the World Trade Center in 1993
America learns that the fight against terrorism will not be easy
America Under AttackAmerica Under AttackFirst time since
Pearl HarborSeptember 11, 2001:
terrorists hijacked planes, flew them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon
America rallied together just has it had done after Pearl Harbor…patriotism
The War on TerrorThe War on TerrorAl-Qaeda and Osama bin
Laden were behind attacks and were hiding in Afghanistan under the Taliban (terrorists group) which allowed for them to train new terrorists…US invades Afghanistan and overthrew Taliban in 3 months…bin Laden escaped
Improving Improving SecuritySecurity
Efforts were made to prevent further terrorists attacks
Patriot Act allows law enforcement to monitor suspected terrorists through investigating phone, library and internet records (without a warrant)
Department of Homeland Security: addition to president’s cabinet that would coordinate domestic security matters
Heightened airport security led to restrictions on liquids and electronic devices
Bush Doctrine: Bush’s foreign policy that promoted aggression to secure America from terrorists attacks, deals with preemptive strikes (attacking perceived and inevitable threats to America)
The War in IraqThe War in IraqBush suspected that Saddam Hussein
was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction in Iraq
Bush believed that Iraq, along with Iran and North Korea were “axis ofof evil” that threatened America and the world
Congress allowed Bush to use military force in Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom…Baghdad fell and Hussein was later captured and executed
Minority RightsMinority RightsThe most far reaching was affirmative
action which ensured that minority applicants were being considered for jobs and college admission
Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke: ◦ Bakke raised the question of reverse
discrimination◦ claimed that only reason he was rejected by
the university was because he was white◦ claimed that black applicants with lower test
scores had been admitted…◦ Supreme Court declared a quota system
could not be used to uphold racial diversity
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