Clinton and Bush

“You know, everybody

makes mistakes

when they are

president.”

“America will never

seek a permission

slip to defend the security of

our people.”

Clinton in OfficeDefeated Bush Sr. by being a New

Democrat (moderate)Al Gore was his Vice PresidentPassed the Family Medical Leave Act

giving full time employees 12 unpaid weeks to recover from illness, childbirth or help a family member heal

Created a budget surplusReformed welfareFailed to get a bill passed for universal

healthcareOklahoma City bombed by domestic

terroristsColumbine High School shootings

The Fall of ClintonBeat out conservatives to

win re-electionClinton’s opposition came

from Republican Newt Gingrich

Balanced the budget and reduced the deficit…economy was back on track

Impeachment: Clinton was accused of having an affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but was not removed from office

Clinton and Foreign Policy America joined the North

Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to remove trade restrictions between Canada, US and Mexico

Helped provide food for famine and support to war torn Somalia

Helped bring about an end to ethnic cleansing in Kosovo

Clinton tried to get Israel and Palestine under Yasir Arafat to sign peace agreement…unsuccessful

Election of 2000Bush beats Al Gore and Joe

Lieberman (first Jew) in a highly contested election in which Florida recounted their ballots because the race was so close…in the end the Supreme Court decided the race in Bush vs. Gore

Cut taxesPassed No Child Left Behind

that held schools accountable and penalized those that did not reach standards and improved teacher quality

Extended Medicare to cover prescription drugs for senior citizens

Al-QaedaAl-Qaeda’s goal was to

end American involvement in Muslim countries

led by Osama bin Laden exploded a bomb under the World Trade Center in 1993

Militant group responsible for many terrorist attacks directed toward Americans

America learns that the fight against terrorism will not be easy

America Under AttackFirst time since

Pearl HarborSeptember 11,

2001: terrorists hijacked planes, flew them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon

America rallied together just has it had done after Pearl Harbor

The War on TerrorAl-Qaeda and Osama

bin Laden were behind attacks …hiding in Afghanistan under the Taliban which allowed for them to train terrorists…US invades Afghanistan and overthrew Taliban in 3 months…bin Laden escaped

Improving Security

Efforts were made to prevent further attacks

Patriot Act allows law enforcement to monitor suspected terrorists

Department of Homeland Security: addition to president’s cabinet that would coordinate domestic security matters

Heightened airport security led to restrictions on liquids and electronic devices

Bush Doctrine: Bush’s foreign policy that promoted aggression to secure America from terrorists attacks, deals with preemptive strikes (perceived and inevitable threats to America)

The War in IraqBush suspected that Saddam Hussein

was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction in Iraq

Bush believed that Iraq, along with Iran and North Korea were “axis if evil” that threatened America and the world

Congress allowed Bush to use military force in Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom…Baghdad fell and Hussein was later captured