1990-Present

May 28, 201434.2 Notes (part 1) The Clinton Years34.2 Vocabulary

Clintons 1st TermClinton focused on 5 major areas:EconomyFamilyEducationCrimeHealth Care1st: Lower the deficit!How?1. Cut spendingWhat about Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Welfare, etc.?2. Raised taxes on upper and middle class.Republicans across country and in /Congress not happy

Health CareClinton promised to reform health care system.40 million Americans = 15% did not have health insurance.Hillary Clinton led Task Force on National Healthcare Reform.September, 1993: Clinton presented plan to guarantee coverage for all Americans.Who pays? Business owners, wealthy, and those with private insurance.Sorry Mr. Presidenttoo much opposition so no vote in Congress.

Family and EducationFamily Medical Leave Act: Gave workers up to 12 weeks per year of unpaid family leave time.AmeriCorps: High school and college students work improving low income housing, teaching kids to read, cleaning up environment, etc. and were awarded scholarships for their service.

Crime and Gun ControlBrady Bill: Mandatory background checks and waiting period on handgun purchases.Also signed a bill to provide states extra money to build new prisons and hire more cops.

James Brady and President ClintonMay 30, 2014Collect Current EventContinue 34.2 Notes- The Clinton YearsVideo Clip: Crash Course on the 1990s and the Clinton Years34.3 Vocabulary1994 Mid-Term ElectionsClinton raised taxes and did not pass health care reform.Midterm elections approaching in 1994Republicans in Congress led by Newt GingrichContract with AmericaLower taxes, welfare reform, balanced budget amendment, etc.Many passed the House immediately but denied in Senate or by Clinton.

1996 ElectionEconomic boom of 1990s helped Clinton.Unemployment down, inflation down, stock market up, # of people on welfare down, etc. Republican: Se. Bob Dole of Kansas.Dole promised 15% tax cut.Reform Party: Perot againClinton wins again.

Clinton Domestic IssuesDont Ask Dont TellFamily Leave ActBrady BillWelfare to Work

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April, 1994

May-July, 1994

April, 1995

January, 1998

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December, 1998

April, 1999

Election of 2000

March, 1999

Clinton Domestic IssuesHealth-care reform proposes universal health coverage advocated by Hillary rejected in Congress

Contract With America1994 Congressional elections Newt Gingrich: Contract w/AmericaConservative talk shows, NRA Republicans win majority leads to Govt Shutdown in 1995Reelected in 96Takes Republican issues of welfare reform and balanced budget

Foreign IssuesNAFTA 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement lowered tariffs between U.S., Canada and MexicoElection of MandelaSomolia- Black Hawk DownEthnic Cleansing in former YugoslaviaBosnia: Muslims, Serbs, Croats 1995 Kosovo: Serbian troops massacre ethnic AlbaniansNATO bombing forces Serbians to withdraw from KosovoForeign IssuesNorthern IrelandMideast: recognition of Israel by JordanReturn of home rule to Palestine?

WACO

Terrorism

Timothy McVeigh

Columbine 1999

Terrorism

USS COLE 2000

ScandalsJennifer FlowersWhite WaterMonicagateImpeachmentClinton has affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky

Impeachment (1998)Clinton lied under oath about affair (Perjury)Special Prosecutor appointed to investigateCharged with perjury and obstruction of justiceAcquitted by Congress2000 ElectionAl Gore (Dem) v GW Bush (Rep)

2000 Election One of the closest in historyCame down to FloridaRecount of ballots orderedSupreme Court ruled to end recountBush lost popular vote but won the election

Democrats angered by outcome

Domestic IssuesTax cutsTax cutsTax cutsNo Child Left Behind increased student and teacher accountability but did not provided funding for mandatesAttempted to privatize Social Security Foreign IssuesSeptember 11, 2001- U.S. attacked by multinational terrorist group Al-Qaida

Got Liberties?PATRIOT ACTBush Administration critics have accused Bush of violating Americans Constitutional rights tapping phones and computersBush argues that warrantless wiretapping is necessary to protect against terrorism and is within his executive authorityForeign IssuesCreation of Department of Homeland SecurityBush orders invasion of Afghanistan shortly after to pursue Al-Qaida and Osama Bin-LadenBush announces War on TerrorBush Doctrine preemptive war = right to attack anyone who might possibly be thinking about maybe sometime in the future if they can possibly think about attacking us

Foreign IssuesInvasion of Iraq (2003) to find WMDI mean remove SaddamI mean establish democracywell, were there we need to finish the jobSaddam is deposed, civil war and violence has ensuedAl-Qaida NOW has presence in Iraq

Reelected in 2004Defeats John Kerry in narrow victory

Katrina

Barrack Obama

ObamaAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009(Stimulus Package) Health Care ReformObamacare Tea PartyBin Laden

Major Issues In Modern WorldTechnology increased pace of changeScarcity of Energy Resources War? Recession? Global Warming? Alternative Sources?Internet Access to more info than ever the great democratizer? - invasions of privacy? Threat to traditional learning?Major Issues In Modern WorldTerrorism by organizations or nationsGrowth of multinational corporations too much wealth and influence? Has led to outsourcing but increased global tradeLonger life spans how to support aging population