1990s to the Present
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
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?
Clinton’s presidency 93-01
New Democrat = more conservativeo Welfare reformo Free tradeo Cut military spendingo
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
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
Newt Gingrich- Contract with America
Republican Speaker of the House
Conservative principleso Government was
too largeo Put personal
responsibility of citizens
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
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
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
Foreign Policy
NAFTANorth American Free
Trade Agreement Eliminated
Tariffs between Canada, The U.S. & Mexico
Stimulate the economy?
Loss of Jobs? Promote illegal
immigration?
Balkan Wars Yugoslavia
o Consisted of several ethnic groups
oSerbs massacre Bosnians• Ethnic cleansing• Genocide
o Clinton steps in to protect eastern European Muslims
Clinton’s Presidency 93-01
Foreign Policyo Good relationship with
Russiao Sanctions against Iraqo Military support in
• Somalia• Haiti• Israel
2000 Presidential Election
George W. Bush (R)
Al Gore (D)
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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/
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.
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
700 Billion Dollars bailout package to help stimulate the economy and rescue failing business.
Land Mark Appointments
Sonia Sotomayor o First Hispanic
supreme court justice.
Presidential cabineto Hilary Clinton
• Secretary of State
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%
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.
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
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.
Cold War Government Spending
Leads to new technologies via space explorationo Cell Phoneso Microwaveso Artificial limbso Highway safety
(grooves)
Cold War Government Spending
Satelliteso Sputnik
• Beep-beep-beep
Todays satellites controlo Televisiono Phoneso GPSo Monitor weathero Safetyo Destroy other planets