Presidents Bush, Clinton, and Bush

Read chapter 24 section 2, 3, 4Answer in detail:1. What major reforms were enacted during Clinton

Administration?2. What scandals plagued the Clinton Presidency?

Describe each.3. Discuss the impeachment process and summarize

the events surrounding Clinton’s impeachment.4. Why did the Supreme Court decide the 2000

Presidential election?5. Which state(s) decided the election?6. Based on your knowledge of the 14th Amendment

and the Equal Protection Clause, explain why the Supreme Court decided in favor of Bush?

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George H.W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush◦ 41st President (41)

◦ Elected November 1988

◦ Served as Reagan’s VP for 8 years

◦ Ran on an economic platform

“NO NEW TAXES”

Ended up focusing on the Middle East and the first Gulf War-August 1990-February 1991

Domestic Initiatives

Economy◦ Raised taxes in order to deal with the deficit

Going against a campaign promise of ◦ “NO NEW TAXES”

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990• First civil rights law passed in decades

• Prohibits discrimination based upon disability

• Clean Air Act• Sets standards for air quality

• Reauthorized by Bush

• Required cleaner burning of fuelsBush Video

President William Jefferson Clinton

Elected 1992 and 1996

Served Jan 20, 1993-Jan 20, 2001

Domestic Policy

FMLA-Family Medical Leave Act◦ job-protected unpaid leave due to: a serious health condition

care for a sick family member

to care for a new child

Brady Bill◦ 5 Day waiting period to purchase a handgun

Welfare Reform◦ Encouraging work

◦ Job Skills and training

◦ Support for child care and enforcement of child support

Healthcare Reform-Fails

Foreign Policy

Mogadishu, Somalia

Haiti

Balkans

Baghdad, Iraq

Al Qaeda◦ 1993 World Trade Center Bombing

6 civilians killed

1000 injured

◦ 2000 USS Cole – Yemen

17 Sailors killed

Scandals

Whitewater

Travel Gate

File Gate

IMPEACHMENT

2000 Election

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush◦ 43rd President (43)

◦ Elected November 2000

◦ Ran on a Domestic Agenda

Ended up focusing on terrorism after the 9/11 attacks

Domestic Policies

No Child Left Behind◦ aimed to measure schools

◦ close the gap between rich and poor student performance

◦ provide options to parents with students in low-performing schools

◦ target more federal funding to low-income schools

• Medicare Act of 2003• Prescription drug benefit program for seniors

• Tax Cut Program• Reducing tax rates

• Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument• Declared a marine reserve in 2006

• largest marine reserve

• 84 million acres (340,000 km2)

• home to 7,000 species of fish, birds, and other marine animals, many of which are specific to only those islands

2000 Election

Close election

Florida became the last state to report and decide the election

The Supreme Court Case◦ Bush v. Gore

Decided based on the 14th Amendment