William J. Clinton

1993-2001

Democrat

Al Gore

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GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade lowered trade barriers Established WTO ( World Trade Organization) to

resolve trade disputes

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement U.S., Mexico, Canada agree to free

trade zone

PLO

Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel agree to a degree of self government

Rabin (killed) & Arafat

Baby Boomers

“Graying” of America Life expectancy rises so… SOCIAL SECURITY- number of

recipients rises rapidly Not enough money? No plan to fix it agreed upon Debate continues today

Health Care Reform

Clinton presented package to ensure health care for all Americans

Critics said it was too expensive Congress rejects plan

Balanced Budget Amendment

U.S. debt $4 trillion 1997 legislation to balance their budget

by 2002, had spending cuts and tax breaks

1998 has budget surplus

Impeachment

Several activities investigated Whitewater- accused of illegal real

estate scheme Monica Lewinski incident- Clinton

accuses of lying under oath December 1998 Clinton impeached Senate found him not GUILTY

Supreme Court Appointments

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer