1990s to the Present

1992 Presidential Election

Nation concerned about:o Economy o Unemploymento Recession

William “Bill” Clintono Gov. Arkansaso Democrato Appealed to

younger voters George Bush

o Incumbento Republicano 12 years of same

politics

3rd party impacts the election

Reform Candidateo H. Ross Peroto Run country like a

corporation.o War on drugso Economic nationalism

Won 19% of the popular vote

Who do you think he took votes from?

Clinton’s presidency 93-01

New Democrat = more conservativeo Welfare reformo Free tradeo Cut military spendingo

Clinton Domestic Policies

Universal Healthcareo Failed, Americans

still feared Socialismo Could not get it

passed in Congress Don’t ask, don’t

tello Gays in the military

Clinton Economic Recovery

Taxeso Raised on businesses

& richest Americans (40%)

o Cut for low & middle income Americans

o Federal gas tax Reduction of

military spendingo Closing bases

Eliminated Cold War trade restrictionso Boosted high tech

industry

Balanced the budget by the end of his presidency

Newt Gingrich- Contract with America

Republican Speaker of the House

Conservative principleso Government was

too largeo Put personal

responsibility of citizens

Clinton Impeachment Had an affair with a

White House intern Lied about it in

front of a grand jury (PERJURY)

"there IS nothing going on between us“

"It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is‘-- is

Clinton ImpeachmentDec. 19 1998

House of Representatives Two Counts

o Obstruction of Justice 228–206

o Perjury 221–212o Perjury (failed) 205–

229o Abuse of Power

(failed) 148–285

Senate Acquitted

Two thirds majority vote required to impeach (67 votes)o Obstruction of

Justice 50-50o Perjury 55-45

Clinton ImpeachmentDec. 19 1998

House of Representatives Two Counts

o Obstruction of Justice 228–206

o Perjury 221–212o Perjury (failed) 205–

229o Abuse of Power

(failed) 148–285

Senate Acquitted

Two thirds majority vote required to impeach (67 votes)o Obstruction of

Justice 50-50o Perjury 55-45

Foreign Policy

NAFTANorth American Free

Trade Agreement Eliminated

Tariffs between Canada, The U.S. & Mexico

Stimulate the economy?

Loss of Jobs? Promote illegal

immigration?

Balkan Wars Yugoslavia

o Consisted of several ethnic groups

oSerbs massacre Bosnians• Ethnic cleansing• Genocide

o Clinton steps in to protect eastern European Muslims

Clinton’s Presidency 93-01

Foreign Policyo Good relationship with

Russiao Sanctions against Iraqo Military support in

• Somalia• Haiti• Israel

2000 Presidential Election

George W. Bush (R)

Al Gore (D)

2000 Presidential Election

Electoral Collegeo GORE- 266o BUSH-271

Popular Voteo Gore - 50,992,335

48.4%o Bush- 50,455,156

47.9%

FLORIDAo TOO CLOSE TO

CALLo State Supreme

Court called for a statewide recount.

o US Supreme Court in a ruling of 5-4 called for the recount to end. Giving Bush the victory by 537 votes in Florida.

September 11, 2001 Terrorist attack on

the US.o New York Cityo Shanksville, PAo Washington DC

al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden 3000+ people killed Greatest attack

against US in history

Effects of 9-11 on American Sovereignty

War on Terror – Military force against all nations harboring known terrorist.

Transportation Security Agency- heightened airport security. Passengers & luggage screening.

Homeland Security- investigate all threats against the US

USA Patriot- gave govt the power to search phone conversations & emails for suspicious communications

Effects of 9-11 on American Sovereignty

War on Terror –made Americans feel threatened and a heightened state of awareness..

Transportation Security Agency- pat downs, random searches, TSA agents go through your personal effects.

Homeland Security- constant state of fear and oversight by the US govt.

USA Patriot- invasion of privacy

Iraqi Freedom Saddam

o Had WMD?o Using chemical

weapons against his people

o Would not cooperate with UN inspections

US forces entered Baghdad.

Hussein fled, but was later captured & hanged

Hurricane Katrina City below sea level Category 5

hurricane Levees did not hold City flooded Mayor Nagan urged

people to stay in their homes.

Asked them to evacuate with less than 48 hours

2008 Economic Collapse

2000 stock market dropped

Federal Reserve lowered interest

rates to stimulate the economy.

Predatory lenders helped people finance homes they couldn’t

afford/

As interest rates began to rise,

people could not keep up

payments.

Banks foreclosed on the mortgages.

Banks could not resale homes

leading to lack of money for other

homes & investments

And much like the 1920s Banks began to fail.

George Bush Presidency

Iraq War Afghanistan War on Terror Failed economy Hurricane Katrina

When Bush left office he had one of the lowest approval ratings of any US president 22%

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bushs-final-approval-rating-22-percent/

2008 Election Barack

Obama (D) o Senator

Illinoiso Strengths

• Constitutional law

• Economics

1st African American President

John McCain (R)o Senator

Arizonao Strengths

• 30 year senator

• War veteran (POW)

Sarah Palin VP candidateo Helped bring

excitement to Rep. party.

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

700 Billion Dollars bailout package to help stimulate the economy and rescue failing business.

Land Mark Appointments

Sonia Sotomayor o First Hispanic

supreme court justice.

Presidential cabineto Hilary Clinton

• Secretary of State

Innovations in the workplace

JIT- Just in timeo Parts arrive as

needed for manufacturing

o Reduced warehouse space & costs

Roboticso Eliminate costs by

replacing people• Initial & repair costs

benefits outweigh human cost by over 60%

Computers Personal Computers

o Early computers• Mathematical

equations • Central processing• Data storage

o Silicon chips• Made CPUs smaller &

fastero Bill Gates

• Windows software made CPUs user friendly for most people.

Internet Dept. of the Navy

o Military Communication Movies

o Netflix Videos

o You tube News

o VICE Ecommerce

o Amazon Elections

o Reach more people with political ads

US culture Sphere of Influence

Movieso Spanish version of Breaking

Bad Music

o French Hiphop News

o German students protest to US foreign policy

Ecommerceo Japanese girl buys an Taylor

Swift album on Itunes. Culture

o Teen in England wearing a Miami Heat jersey & Yankees baseball cap.

Cold War Government Spending

Leads to new technologies via space explorationo Cell Phoneso Microwaveso Artificial limbso Highway safety

(grooves)

Cold War Government Spending

Satelliteso Sputnik

• Beep-beep-beep

Todays satellites controlo Televisiono Phoneso GPSo Monitor weathero Safetyo Destroy other planets