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George W. Bush Presidency Chapter 33 Section 4
2000 Election ¡ Candidates ¡ Al Gore ¡ Bill Clinton’s Vice President ¡ Democrat
¡ George W. Bush ¡ Son of George H.W. Bush ¡ Republican
¡ Ralph Nader ¡ Consumer Advocate ¡ Green Party
2000 Election 2000 Election ¡ Campaign focused on the Federal
budget surplus ¡ Bush- Tax cuts
¡ Gore- strengthen Social Security and pay off some national debt
2000 Election ¡ Neither have the appeal of Clinton or
Reagan
¡ Bush- ¡ Mispronounced words
¡ Gore- ¡ Appeared cold and dull
2000 Debate
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2000 Election ¡ Electoral College was very close
¡ Gore receives ½ million MORE votes than Bush
¡ Gore fell short of gaining the Electoral vote
2000 Election ¡ Vote in Florida was so close the state
mandate said they would re-count
¡ Bush led by 327 popular votes
¡ Bush wins the 25 Electoral votes
2000 Election ¡ Democrats want ballots hand read and
not by a machine
¡ Republicans argue it goes against Miami voting laws
¡ Supreme Court intervenes
2000 Election ¡ Supreme Court ¡ Bush v. Gore
¡ Ended re- counting
¡ Gore conceded
Bush’s Agenda ¡ Bush uses budget surplus for tax cuts ¡ Way to stimulate economy
¡ $1.3 Trillion in tax cuts
¡ Very controversial
Bush’s Agenda ¡ Education ¡ Tie funding to schools that show academic
success
¡ No Child Left Behind Act- 2002 ¡ Bipartisan support ¡ Schools held accountable for those who
did not meet standards
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Bush’s Agenda ¡ Senior Citizens ¡ 2003- Prescription drugs covered by
Medicare
¡ Confusing for elderly
¡ Coverage inadequate
September 11th 2001 ¡ Biggest attack on American soil since
Pearl Harbor
¡ Hijackers take over 4 commercial planes ¡ 2 crash into the World Trade Center ¡ 1 into the Pentagon
¡ 1 into a field in Pennsylvania
9/11 9/11
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9/11 War on Terror ¡ Osama bin Laden behind the attacks ¡ Opposed to Americans in Saudi Arabia
¡ U.S. support for Israel ¡ U.S. boycott against Iraq
¡ Opposed any government that was pro-western
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War on Terror ¡ Believed to be hiding in Afghanistan
¡ Taliban- Islamic fundamentalist
¡ Bush believed that any gov’t that supported terrorism should be held accountable
War on Terror ¡ Bush demands that the Taliban turn bin
Laden over
¡ Taliban refuses
¡ Bush sends troops to Afghanistan ¡ Help of Britain
Osama bin Laden National Security ¡ Protection in the United States
¡ Patriot Act- broader powers to monitor suspected terrorists ¡ Some people argue that this takes away from
civil liberties
¡ Others are willing to give that up for protection
National Security ¡ Department of Homeland Security ¡ Agency to work with Federal, state, and
local agencies
Operation Iraqi Freedom ¡ Belief that Saddam Hussein is stockpiling
nuclear weapons
¡ Defying weapons inspectors
¡ Belief there is Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
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Operation Iraqi Freedom ¡ October 2002- Congress authorizes Bush
to use American military forces in Iraq
¡ March 19, 2003- American and British forces invade Iraq
Operation Iraqi Freedom ¡ Saddam’s forces collapse quickly
¡ May 1st 2003- Bush give “Mission Accomplished” speech
¡ Saddam and other captured later
Bush’s Second Term ¡ Relied on “war president”
¡ Ran against John Kerry- Mass. Senator ¡ Decorated Vietnam War vet.
¡ Won with a comfortable margin
Bush’s Second Term ¡ Iraq still in chaos ¡ Fight for power among the Sunni’s, Shi’a,
and Kurds
¡ 2006- Saddam is sentenced to death
Bush’s Second Term ¡ 2004- UN determined there were no
weapons of mass destruction
¡ Critics of Bush say he over exaggerated to win support for the war
Bush’s Second Term ¡ Domestic- ¡ Deficit grew larger
¡ 2005- Hurricane Katrina
¡ Bush’s approval rating drops dramatically in his last 2 years in office