May 28, 2014

1. May 28, 2014 34.2 Notes (part 1) The Clinton Years 34.2 Vocabulary

3. Clinton’s 1st Term • Clinton focused on 5 major areas: • Economy • Family • Education • Crime • Health Care • 1st: Lower the deficit! • How? • 1. Cut spending… • What about Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Welfare, etc.? • 2. Raised taxes on upper and middle class. • Republicans across country and in /Congress not happy…

4. Health Care • Clinton 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. President…too much opposition so no vote in Congress.

5. Family and Education • Family 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.

6. Crime and Gun Control • Brady 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 Clinton

7. May 30, 2014 Collect Current Event Continue 34.2 Notes- The Clinton Years Video Clip: Crash Course on the 1990’s and the Clinton Years 34.3 Vocabulary

8. 1994 Mid-Term Elections • Clinton raised taxes and did not pass health care reform. • Midterm elections approaching in 1994… • Republicans in Congress led by Newt Gingrich • Contract with America • Lower taxes, welfare reform, balanced budget amendment, etc. • Many passed the House immediately but denied in Senate or by Clinton.

9. 1996 Election • Economic boom of 1990’s 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 again • Clinton wins again.

11. Clinton Domestic Issues Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Family Leave Act Brady Bill Welfare to Work

12. February, 1993

13. April, 1993

14. July, 1993

15. September, 1993

16. October, 1993

17. December, 1993

18. April, 1994

19. May-July, 1994

20. April, 1995

21. January, 1998

22. August, 1998

23. December, 1998

24. April, 1999

25. Election of 2000

26. March, 1999

27. Clinton Domestic Issues • Health-care reform – proposes universal health coverage – advocated by Hillary – rejected in Congress

28. Contract With America 1994 Congressional elections – Newt Gingrich: Contract w/America Conservative talk shows, NRA Republicans win majority – leads to “Gov’t Shutdown” in 1995 Reelected in ’96 Takes Republican issues of welfare reform and balanced budget

29. Foreign Issues • NAFTA 1994 – North American Free Trade Agreement lowered tariffs between U.S., Canada and Mexico • Election of Mandela • Somolia- Black Hawk Down • Ethnic Cleansing in former Yugoslavia • Bosnia: Muslims, Serbs, Croats 1995 Kosovo: Serbian troops massacre ethnic Albanians • NATO bombing forces Serbians to withdraw from Kosovo

30. Foreign Issues • Northern Ireland • Mideast: recognition of Israel by Jordan • Return of home rule to Palestine?

31. WACO

32. Terrorism

33. Timothy McVeigh

34. Columbine 1999

35. Terrorism USS COLE 2000

37. Scandals Jennifer Flowers White Water Monicagate

38. Impeachment • Clinton has affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky

39. Impeachment (1998) • Clinton lied under oath about affair (Perjury) • Special Prosecutor appointed to investigate • Charged with perjury and obstruction of justice • Acquitted by Congress

40. 2000 Election • Al Gore (Dem) v GW Bush (Rep)

41. 2000 Election • One of the closest in history • Came down to Florida • Recount of ballots ordered • Supreme Court ruled to end recount • Bush lost popular vote but won the election

42. Democrats angered by outcome

43. Domestic Issues • Tax cuts • Tax cuts • Tax cuts • No Child Left Behind – increased student and teacher accountability but did not provided funding for mandates • Attempted to “privatize” Social Security

44. Foreign Issues • September 11, 2001- U.S. attacked by multinational terrorist group Al-Qaida

45. Got Liberties? • PATRIOT ACT • Bush Administration critics have accused Bush of violating Americans’ Constitutional rights tapping phones and computers • Bush argues that warrantless wiretapping is necessary to protect against terrorism and is within his executive authority

46. Foreign Issues • Creation of Department of Homeland Security • Bush orders invasion of Afghanistan shortly after to pursue Al-Qaida and Osama Bin-Laden • Bush announces “War on Terror” • Bush 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

47. Foreign Issues • Invasion of Iraq (2003) – to find WMD…I mean remove Saddam…I mean establish democracy…well, we’re there we need to finish the job • Saddam is deposed, civil war and violence has ensued • Al-Qaida NOW has presence in Iraq

48. Reelected in 2004 • Defeats John Kerry in narrow victory

49. Katrina

50. Barrack Obama