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1990s to the Present
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1992 Presidential Election
Nation concerned about:o Economy o Unemploymento Recession
William “Bill” Clintono Gov. Arkansaso Democrato Appealed to
younger voters George Bush
o Incumbento Republicano 12 years of same
politics
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3rd party impacts the election
Reform Candidateo H. Ross Peroto Run country like a
corporation.o War on drugso Economic nationalism
Won 19% of the popular vote
Who do you think he took votes from?
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Clinton’s presidency 93-01
New Democrat = more conservativeo Welfare reformo Free tradeo Cut military spendingo
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Clinton Domestic Policies
Universal Healthcareo Failed, Americans
still feared Socialismo Could not get it
passed in Congress Don’t ask, don’t
tello Gays in the military
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Clinton Economic Recovery
Taxeso Raised on businesses
& richest Americans (40%)
o Cut for low & middle income Americans
o Federal gas tax Reduction of
military spendingo Closing bases
Eliminated Cold War trade restrictionso Boosted high tech
industry
Balanced the budget by the end of his presidency
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Newt Gingrich- Contract with America
Republican Speaker of the House
Conservative principleso Government was
too largeo Put personal
responsibility of citizens
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Clinton Impeachment Had an affair with a
White House intern Lied about it in
front of a grand jury (PERJURY)
"there IS nothing going on between us“
"It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is‘-- is
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Clinton ImpeachmentDec. 19 1998
House of Representatives Two Counts
o Obstruction of Justice 228–206
o Perjury 221–212o Perjury (failed) 205–
229o Abuse of Power
(failed) 148–285
Senate Acquitted
Two thirds majority vote required to impeach (67 votes)o Obstruction of
Justice 50-50o Perjury 55-45
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Clinton ImpeachmentDec. 19 1998
House of Representatives Two Counts
o Obstruction of Justice 228–206
o Perjury 221–212o Perjury (failed) 205–
229o Abuse of Power
(failed) 148–285
Senate Acquitted
Two thirds majority vote required to impeach (67 votes)o Obstruction of
Justice 50-50o Perjury 55-45
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Foreign Policy
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NAFTANorth American Free
Trade Agreement Eliminated
Tariffs between Canada, The U.S. & Mexico
Stimulate the economy?
Loss of Jobs? Promote illegal
immigration?
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Balkan Wars Yugoslavia
o Consisted of several ethnic groups
oSerbs massacre Bosnians• Ethnic cleansing• Genocide
o Clinton steps in to protect eastern European Muslims
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Clinton’s Presidency 93-01
Foreign Policyo Good relationship with
Russiao Sanctions against Iraqo Military support in
• Somalia• Haiti• Israel
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2000 Presidential Election
George W. Bush (R)
Al Gore (D)
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2000 Presidential Election
Electoral Collegeo GORE- 266o BUSH-271
Popular Voteo Gore - 50,992,335
48.4%o Bush- 50,455,156
47.9%
FLORIDAo TOO CLOSE TO
CALLo State Supreme
Court called for a statewide recount.
o US Supreme Court in a ruling of 5-4 called for the recount to end. Giving Bush the victory by 537 votes in Florida.
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September 11, 2001 Terrorist attack on
the US.o New York Cityo Shanksville, PAo Washington DC
al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden 3000+ people killed Greatest attack
against US in history
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Effects of 9-11 on American Sovereignty
War on Terror – Military force against all nations harboring known terrorist.
Transportation Security Agency- heightened airport security. Passengers & luggage screening.
Homeland Security- investigate all threats against the US
USA Patriot- gave govt the power to search phone conversations & emails for suspicious communications
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Effects of 9-11 on American Sovereignty
War on Terror –made Americans feel threatened and a heightened state of awareness..
Transportation Security Agency- pat downs, random searches, TSA agents go through your personal effects.
Homeland Security- constant state of fear and oversight by the US govt.
USA Patriot- invasion of privacy
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Iraqi Freedom Saddam
o Had WMD?o Using chemical
weapons against his people
o Would not cooperate with UN inspections
US forces entered Baghdad.
Hussein fled, but was later captured & hanged
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Hurricane Katrina City below sea level Category 5
hurricane Levees did not hold City flooded Mayor Nagan urged
people to stay in their homes.
Asked them to evacuate with less than 48 hours
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2008 Economic Collapse
2000 stock market dropped
Federal Reserve lowered interest
rates to stimulate the economy.
Predatory lenders helped people finance homes they couldn’t
afford/
As interest rates began to rise,
people could not keep up
payments.
Banks foreclosed on the mortgages.
Banks could not resale homes
leading to lack of money for other
homes & investments
And much like the 1920s Banks began to fail.
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George Bush Presidency
Iraq War Afghanistan War on Terror Failed economy Hurricane Katrina
When Bush left office he had one of the lowest approval ratings of any US president 22%
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bushs-final-approval-rating-22-percent/
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2008 Election Barack
Obama (D) o Senator
Illinoiso Strengths
• Constitutional law
• Economics
1st African American President
John McCain (R)o Senator
Arizonao Strengths
• 30 year senator
• War veteran (POW)
Sarah Palin VP candidateo Helped bring
excitement to Rep. party.
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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
700 Billion Dollars bailout package to help stimulate the economy and rescue failing business.
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Land Mark Appointments
Sonia Sotomayor o First Hispanic
supreme court justice.
Presidential cabineto Hilary Clinton
• Secretary of State
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Innovations in the workplace
JIT- Just in timeo Parts arrive as
needed for manufacturing
o Reduced warehouse space & costs
Roboticso Eliminate costs by
replacing people• Initial & repair costs
benefits outweigh human cost by over 60%
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Computers Personal Computers
o Early computers• Mathematical
equations • Central processing• Data storage
o Silicon chips• Made CPUs smaller &
fastero Bill Gates
• Windows software made CPUs user friendly for most people.
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Internet Dept. of the Navy
o Military Communication Movies
o Netflix Videos
o You tube News
o VICE Ecommerce
o Amazon Elections
o Reach more people with political ads
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US culture Sphere of Influence
Movieso Spanish version of Breaking
Bad Music
o French Hiphop News
o German students protest to US foreign policy
Ecommerceo Japanese girl buys an Taylor
Swift album on Itunes. Culture
o Teen in England wearing a Miami Heat jersey & Yankees baseball cap.
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Cold War Government Spending
Leads to new technologies via space explorationo Cell Phoneso Microwaveso Artificial limbso Highway safety
(grooves)
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Cold War Government Spending
Satelliteso Sputnik
• Beep-beep-beep
Todays satellites controlo Televisiono Phoneso GPSo Monitor weathero Safetyo Destroy other planets