George W. Bush Presidency

Today’s Objective After today’s lesson, students will be able to… Discuss the controversy behind the 2000 election Explain President Bush’s domestic policies Essential Skill: Gather information and data

2000 Presidential Election George W. Bush (R) 50,456,002 Popular Votes 271 Electoral Votes Al Gore (D) 50,999,897 Popular Votes 266 Electoral Votes Ralph Nader (G) 2,822,955 Popular Votes 0 Electoral Votes

2000 Presidential Election

2000 Presidential Election

2000 Presidential Election Florida was the key to victory; Gore had 266 & Bush 246 Electoral votes Bush led by @ 500 votes; mandatory recount Tens of thousands of votes rejected Supreme Court decision determined president Bush v. Gore (2000)

2000 Presidential Election What is more crucial? -Determining a winner in a timely fashion… OR -Determining the intent of the voters…

George W. Bush’s Domestic Policy As Bush took office the economy began to slow. Dot.com profits failed to appear. Stock prices were hurt by dishonest accounting practice scandals. Bush pushed tax cuts to fulfill campaign promises and to spur the slumping economy. New laws cut taxes, reduced the marriage penalty, and lowered the estate tax. The economy did not improve, it went into a recession. Tax cuts in 2003 eliminated the tax on dividends.

Bush’s Domestic Policy Bush announced the No Child Left Behind Act to improve education. States were required to develop academic standards and test students annually to ensure that the standards were being met. Education In 2003 Bush updated the Medicare program. Included a benefit to help Medicare recipients pay for prescription medicine. Health Care Established the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives to help religious community-service organizations develop greater access to federal funding. Other Issues

September 11, 2001 19 al-Qaeda terrorists coordinated attack 8:45 am North Tower struck by American Airlines Flight 11 9:03 am South Tower struck by United Airlines Flight 175 9:43 am Pentagon struck by American Airlines Flight 77 10:10 am United Airlines Flight 93 crashes in Shanksville, PA 8:30 pm President Bush's Address

Bush learns of the attacks

Watching in horror from “ground zero”

Response to disaster

Osama Bin Laden

Legacy How has the world changed since 9/11? Impact on American life? Plane/travel regulations today vs. then Dept. of homeland security Patriot act 9/11 commission vs. wiki leaks re: sharing of intelligence Death of bin Laden May 2011

Al-Qaeda -- “The Base” Strategy 1. Provoke the United States into invading a Muslim country. 2. Incite local resistance to occupying forces. 3. Expand the conflict to neighboring countries, and engage the U.S. in a long war of attrition. 4. Convert al-Qaeda into an ideology and set of operating principles that can be adopted in other countries. Incite attacks against countries allied with the U.S. until they withdraw from the conflict. 5. The U.S. economy will finally collapse

The War on Terror 2001 Invasion of Afghanistan 2001 Patriot Act Remove Taliban; find Osama bin Laden 2001 Patriot Act Department of Homeland Security 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom WMD/al-Qaeda link ? 2006 Saddam executed 2011 US troops leave 2011 bin Laden killed