1. In the Year 2000!
The New Millennium

2. “Mission Accomplished!”
George W. Bush’s Administration

3. Bush v. Gore A Contested Election
The 2000 Election turned into one of the closest in American history.
Al Gore narrowly won the popular vote 48.4 percent to 47.9 percent for Bush. But neither had the 270 electoral votes needed to win
It came down to the Florida vote-
(25 electoral votes) The results in Florida was so close that state law required a recount of the ballots using vote-counting machines. Thousands of ballots were thrown out because the counting machines were not able to read them accurately.
November 26th, Florida officials certified Bush the winner by 537 votes.
Bush v. Gore:
December 12th, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the hand recounts in Florida violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court also ruled 5-4 that there was not enough time to conduct a manual recount.

4. “W’s” Domestic Policies
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Created $1.3 trillion in tax cuts to continue economic boom, but led to over $400 billion in federal deficits over the next four years.
“No Child Left Behind” An annual reading and math tests in public schools for grades 3 through 8.
Bush Tax Cuts

5. The History of Afghanistan

6. September 11, 2001 Term of office: 2001-2008
September 11th 2001: Terrorists attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
Terrorism is the use of violence by nongovernmental groups against civilians to achieve a political goal.
Killed all 266 passengers on the four hijacked planes, 125 people died in the Pentagon, and nearly 3,000 people died with the bombing of the Twin Towers.
PATRIOT Act: allows for extensive phone and surveillance
Creation of Homeland Security
Detainees at Guantanamo Bay
War in Afghanistan
October 7,2001 The U.S. began bombing targets in Afghanistan to attack al Qaeda's camps and the Taliban’s military forces.
By December the Taliban regime had collapsed. The US helped Afghan leaders create a new government.
Thousands of American and allied troops began arriving in Afghanistan to act as peacekeeper and to hunt for bin Laden and other al-Qaeda terrorists.
War in Iraq
Weapons of Mass Destruction: nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
Saddam Hussein had hidden weapons of mass destruction that were ready or nearly ready for use. Bush believed the Hussein had ties to al-Qaeda.
March 20, 2003 The U.S. –led coalition forces attacked Iraq. They sized control of the country on May 1st. American troops captured Saddam Hussein by the end of the year.
No evidence was found that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, nor any serious link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda ever uncovered.

7. The War On Terror War in Afghanistan
October 7,2001 The U.S. began bombing targets in Afghanistan to attack al Qaeda's camps and the Taliban’s military forces.
By December the Taliban regime had collapsed. The US helped Afghan leaders create a new government.
Thousands of American and allied troops began arriving in Afghanistan to act as peacekeeper and to hunt for bin Laden and other al-Qaeda terrorists.
War in Iraq
Weapons of Mass Destruction: nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
Saddam Hussein had hidden weapons of mass destruction that were ready or nearly ready for use. Bush believed the Hussein had ties to al-Qaeda.
March 20, 2003 The U.S. –led coalition forces attacked Iraq. They sized control of the country on May 1st. American troops captured Saddam Hussein by the end of the year.
No evidence was found that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, nor any serious link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda ever uncovered.

8. W’s Second Term Hurricane Katrina and failure of FEMA
FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mortgage industry failure and economic collapse

9. “Yes We Can!”
Barack Obama’s Administration

10. Obama’s Administration
Inherits the Great Recession
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Bailed out banks and auto industry
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA: Obamacare)
The Tea Party (Taxed Enough Already): Extreme right-wing conservatives

11. Government protections and liberties
Protecting Health and Safety
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA, 1990)
Prop 63 in CA (2004) – mental illness
Shelby County v. Holder
ADA: The ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that is intended to protect against discrimination based on disability.  Requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations.
Prop 63:
Provides funds to counties to expand services and develop innovative programs and integrated service plans for mentally ill children, adults and seniors.
Requires state to develop mental health service programs including prevention, early intervention, education and training programs.
Creates commission to approve certain county mental health programs and expenditures.
Imposes additional 1% tax on taxpayers' taxable personal income above $1 million to provide dedicated funding for expansion of mental health services and programs.
Prohibits state from decreasing funding levels for mental health services below current levels.
USA Patriot Act: Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001
Following a lack of Congressional approval, parts of the Patriot Act expired on June 1, 2015.[5] With the passage of the USA Freedom Act on June 2, 2015, the expired parts were restored and renewed through 2019.[6] However, Section 215 of the law was amended to stop the National Security Agency from continuing its mass phone data collection program.[6] Instead, phone companies will retain the data and the NSA can obtain information about targeted individuals with permission from a federal court
Shelby County v. Holder: Struck down two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of Section 5 prohibits eligible districts from enacting changes to their election laws and procedures without gaining official authorization; Such districts must prove to the Attorney General or a three-judge panel of a Washington, D.C. district court that the change "neither has the purpose nor will have the effect" of negatively impacting any individual's right to vote based on race or minority status.
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12. #blacklivesmatter Affirmative action Busing Rodney King and LA Riots
OJ Simpson
#Oscarssowhite

13. #buildawall Immigration and multiculturalism Prop 187 in CA Prop 227
Arizona v. United States
#IStandWithAhme d
Immigration
Most coming from Latin America (57%) and East Asia (32%)
Possible because of Immigration Act of 1965 (Great Society)
Substantial numbers sending their earnings back home
Multiculturalism
Minority-majority by 2040
Melting pot vs. mixed salad
Prop 187: prohibit illegal aliens from public schools, health care, and other services
Prop 227 – ended bilingual education in CA

14. #askhermore Feminism Women’s Health and Abortion Issues
Backlash: The Undeclared War on American Women (1991)
Third Wave feminists
Women’s Health and Abortion Issues
Operation Rescue
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989), and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Successes and Failures
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Two women finish Ranger training, allowed on front lines
#askhermore, #heforshe, #likeagirl, #yesallwomen
Backlash book: 1991 nonfiction book by Pulitzer Prize winner Susan Faludi, who argues for the existence of a media driven "backlash" against the feminist advances of the 1970s
 the backlash is also a historical trend, generally recurring when it appears that women have made substantial gains in their efforts to obtain equal rights

15. #equality Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT)
Defense of Marriage Act (overturned by Windsor v. United States)
Lawrence v. Texas
Prop 8
Obergefell v. Hodges
Same Love (song + video), #lovewins