2. “Idioteque” Kid A Released Oct. 2000
Radiohead
“Idioteque”
Kid A
Released Oct. 2000

3. 2000 Vicente Fox Elected President of Mexico
Ends 70 years of single party rule by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

4. 2000

5. 2000
The Los Angeles Lakers overcome an 18 point deficit in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers and go on to defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games in the Finals to win the NBA Championship

6. American Beauty wins the Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year
2000
American Beauty wins the Academy Award for Best Picture of the Year

7. Bill Clinton
Was investigated for perjury and obstruction of justice relating to the Lewinsky affair
He was impeached by the House, but not convicted by the Senate
His attempts at striking Al-Qaeda were dismissed by Republicans as trying to distract public attention from the Lewinsky scandal
After the scandal, Gore tries to distance himself from Clinton when he runs for President in 2000.

9. Y2K
Computers programmed with only 2 digits for the year were supposed to crash as the year turned from 1999 to 2000.
There were fears that nuclear missiles could launch due to the computer bug
Millions stocked up on supplies and prepared for the end of the world.

10. Frenzel went to New Orleans

11. 2000 Election Al Gore (D) George W. Bush (R) Former TN Senator
Vice President under Bill Clinton
George W. Bush (R)
Son of former Pres George H.W. Bush
Governor of Texas

12. x
2000 Election
WINNER!!!
Gore
50,999,897
Bush
50,456,002

13. Electoral College Vermont: Population 621,760 Has 3 electoral votes
One electoral vote for every 207,253 people

14. Electoral College California: Population 36,961,664
Has 55 Electoral Votes
One electoral vote for every 672,030 people

15. Electoral College 2000: 25 electoral votes
Need 270 to win a majority in the Electoral College
After Election night, Gore leads Bush
Everything hinges on Florida!!!

16. Arguments for the Electoral College
Protects the interests of small states
Treats each state as its own entity
Forces candidates to respond to local issues in key states
Allows candidates to focus their time in certain states so they get to meet people more intimately
It’s in the Constitution!!!

17. Some Say Electoral College is Unfair!
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18. Arguments Against the Electoral College
Popular vote winner should win the Election
14th Amendment: Equal protection under the law!!!
Why should some people’s vote count for more than others?
Prevents confusion and chaos
Popular vote better reflects the will of all the people

19. With a partner answer the following questions
“Do you think that the Electoral College is a fair method of electing the President? Why or why not?”
“Do you think that the Electoral College makes Oregon’s votes more or less important? Why?”
“What do you think would happen if America eliminated the Electoral College and declared the winner of the popular vote the winner of the election?”

20. Ralph Nader – Green Party Pat Buchanan – Reform Party
George W. Bush (R)
Al Gore (D)
Ralph Nader – Green Party
Pat Buchanan – Reform Party

21. Gore: 48.4%
266 Electoral Votes
Bush: 47.9%
271 Electoral Votes
Nader: 2.7%
No Electoral Votes
Buchanan: 0.43%
No Electoral Votes

22. Question
Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader both failed to win a single electoral vote in the 2000 election. Did their presence in the race have any influence on the outcome?

23. Florida Vote Totals 2000
Bush: 2,912,790 (48.847%)
Gore: 2,912,253 (48.838%)
Nader: 97,488 (1.66%)
Buchanan: 17,484 (0.29%)

24. Bush Margin of Victory: 537 votes (0.009%)
Votes for Nader/Buchanan combined: 114,972

25. Question
Nader: 97,488
Buchanan: 17,484
If we assume that most of those who voted for Nader were also likely to support Gore and that most of those who supported Buchanan were also likely to support Bush, whose chances were probably hurt more by the presence of third party candidates?

26. Butterfly Ballot

27. What counts as a valid vote?
Question
What counts as a valid vote?

28. Question Supreme Court: 1 vote
What was George W. Bush’s final margin of victory in the 2000 election?
Popular Vote: - 543,895
State of Florida: 537 votes
Electoral Votes: 5 votes
Supreme Court: 1 vote

29. 9/11
Sept. 11, 2001
19 Middle Eastern terrorists hijack four planes and crash them into WTC and Pentagon
A 4th plane that was supposed to hit the US Capitol crashed in Pennsylvania
Nearly 3,000 people die

30. 9/11

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37. 9/11 Myth Saddam Hussein was partially responsible for 9/11 Facts
The attacks were carried out by 19 men, none of whom were from Iraq
15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia

38. Effects of 9/11
President Bush declares “War on Terror” and tells the world that “you’re either with us or you’re against us
3 weeks later, America invades Afghanistan to hunt down Osama Bin Laden
After a year in Afghanistan, some argue that we should attack Iraq to ensure that Saddam Hussein can’t provide “weapons of mass destruction” to terrorists

39. Like these guys…
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld

40. Iraq War
2002:
U.S. officials demand that Hussein allow U.N. inspectors…Hussein refuses
March 2003:
Bush gives Hussein a 48 hour deadline to leave office or America will start bombing

41. Iraq War
May 2003:
Hussein has been driven from office. President Bush declares “Mission Accomplished”
We would remain in Iraq until 2012…
The weapons of mass destruction were never found…