1. The George W. Bush Presidency (2001-2009)
G.W. Bush and Obama
The George W. Bush Presidency ( )
The 2000 Election
___________________
Clinton’s VP
Dem. Weakened by impeachment scandal
Gov. of Texas
Son of G.H.W. Bush
Third Party
Split Dem. vote
Popular Vote v. Electoral College
__________received half million more votes
Some states took weeks to determine who would win Electoral College votes
Florida
___________(brother) was Gov.
Winning Florida = winning Presidency
Mandatory recount; votes not counted accurately
______declared winner
Florida Supreme Court
Ordered statewide ___________________
Bush appealed to ___________________
U.S. Supreme Court
Narrow decision (5 to 4 votes)
Ordered to _________
Critics argued Justices voted along party lines (5 conservatives vs. 4 liberals) and acted against ____________
Economy Under Bush
Tax cuts for the _______
Federal Reserve dropped ____________________
High federal _________
No Child Left Behind
Required states to test all students in ________ and ________each year between 3rd-8th grade
9/11/01
Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center (NYC) and the Pentagon (D.C.)
3,000 people killed (worst in U.S.)
Osama bin Laden
Leader of al-Qaeda
Took credit for the attacks
Taliban
Islamic Fundamentalists in control of _______________
Sheltered bib Laden after attacks
Terrorist Attacks
Saddam Hussain
Failed Ultimatum
War Effort in Iraq
At Home
The War in Iraq
“War on Terror”
Air and ground assaults ordered against Taliban and al-Qaeda
Many leaders caught except bin Laden
New Cabinet post
Given power to__________
_______________________
Used ___________ weapons against Kurds in 1980s
U.S. feared he might provide biological/chemical/nuclear weapons to __________________
Refused to allow ____to search Iraq
U.S, Britain, & Spain threatened war if Iraq did not surrender _________
Bush gave Hussain __hours to leave Iraq
Hussain rejected ultimatum; coalition forces took military action
Transportation
Security Agency (TSA)
Military Tribunals
_______________created to try legal residents accused of terrorism
Accused not afforded “due process” guaranteed under ____________________
Hussein defeated and ___________
First Arab ___________established
Resistance from former supporters of Hussain, Shiite radicals, and some Iraqis
Bush defeated Senator John Kerry in election of 2004
____________________from Iraq became a central issue in 2008 Presidential campaign
Hurricane Katrina
______________________could not withstand the force of the storm surge and ocean waves
One of the deadliest in U.S. history: more than 1,800 people killed
Rescue efforts were delayed
Prisoners at
Guantanamo
USA PATRIOT
Act of 2001
Those on hunger strikes were force-fed
Department of Justice permitted limited ____________techniques (“water-boarding”)
Financial Crisis of
____________________rates attracted new homebuyers
Banks lent money to borrowers who could not really afford their homes
Rising number of ______________(bank takes back house)
Roots of the Crisis
Department of
Homeland Security
Guantanamo Bay
Prison in ______________
Terrorists captured in Afghanistan
____________required by U.S. Constitution do not apply in Guantanamo
Authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to spend up to $700 billion to bail out the banks
Provided __________________________ to private corporations and major banks
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

2. Presidential Election
Democratic Primaries
Presidential Election
Outcome
The Barrack Obama Presidency (2010-Present)
In January 2009 President Obama delivered this Inaugural Address to the nation:
“For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of our economy calls for action, bold and swift. And we will act, not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges. We’ll restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to met the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do.”
Based on this Inaugural Address, how did President Obama intend to deal with some of the nation’s economic difficulties?
Election of 2008
Barrack Obama defeated ______
________ for the Democratic nomination
Barrack Obama (D)
Top Harvard Law School student
Senator from Illinois
John McCain (R)
Distinguished war hero
Former POW in Vietnam
___________________________
One of the world’s wealthiest women/highest paid entertainers
Publicly endorsed Obama over Clinton
Obama Elected President
First _________________________
President
Obama Responds to the Financial Crisis
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
Regulatory Legislation
$700 billion package to create new ______, spur economic activity, and invest in _________________
Supreme Court
Appointments
Regulated __________________, lending, and banking practices
Saved the U.S. _________industry
_____________________passed in attempt to make health care accessible to more Americans
Pakistan
U.S. troops helped track down and kill __________________________
Iran
Iran continues to develop a ______________weapon despite economic/political sanctions
Sponsors ______________groups
Openly threatened _____________
The “Arab Spring”
Obama discouraged dictators in Tunisia, Yemen, Syria, and Egypt from using force to suppress ____________________
movements
Obama authorized airstrikes in _________to defend rebels who overthrew Gaddafi
Iraq
Obama gradually withdrew troops
Acts of terrorism continue against Iraqi government
Israel
Obama seeks to work with Israelis and _______________________for peace
Afghanistan
Obama increased U.S. troops
Obama’s Foreign Policy