1. Aim: What were the most significant accomplishments of the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama?
January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017

2. The Election of 2000
The election of 2000 was one of the closest & most controversial elections in U.S. history
Republicans nominated conservative Texas governor George W Bush
Democrats nominated Clinton’s Vice President Al Gore
Consumer & environmental advocate Ralph Nader ran as an independent

3. The Election of 2000
The Election of 2000 was so close that which ever candidate won Florida would gain enough electoral votes to win the presidency
Gore defeated Bush by over 500,000 popular votes in total, but lost by 300 votes (out of 6 million cast) in Florida, whose 25 electoral votes would prove decisive. It was SO CLOSE…we need to get this figured out ASAP!

4. The state Supreme Court ordered a recount of ballots in some districts
Determining which candidate won in Florida was contested due to voting irregularities
The state Supreme Court ordered a recount of ballots in some districts
BUSH V. GORE: U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision to stop the recount & Bush was declared the winner

5. Election of 2000

6. Bush - Domestic Events
Large tax cuts implemented in sounds like which previous president...?
Reagan (in fact several of his advisors were Reagan’s advisors as well)
Criticisms that these tax cuts only benefited the wealthy at the expense of the poor
Education Policy = “No Child Left Behind”
Provides money for extra educational assistance for poor children in return for improvements in their academic progress
Criticized because it linked results on standardized to federal funding for schools and school district

7. Bush - Foreign Affairs
: Act of terrorism plotted by Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda
War on Terrorism – Bush stated that we needed to protect against the “Axis of Evil”

8. Based on these documents, what were criticisms of measures taken to fight the war on terrorism?

9. War in Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban
Patriot Act 2001 = granted broad surveillance and detention authority to the government
Does this Act remind you of anything else we have discussed before?
Creation of the Department of Homeland Security
War in Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban
War in Iraq – to find Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD’s)
Led to overthrow of Saddam Hussein

10. What is the main idea of the cartoon?

11. GEORGE W. BUSH REVIEW VIDEO

12. The nation’s first African American president!
January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017

13. Obama – Domestic Affairs
How does Obama FIX the “Great Recession”- from Bush’s presidency??
2009: Stimulus Bill - economic stimulus package to prop up the economy
Banking reform – like FDR’s New Deal!
2010: Affordable Care Act AKA Obamacare
Brought health insurance to millions of Americans
20–24 million additional people covered during 2016

14. Obama – Foreign Affairs
: Began withdrawal of American troops from Iraq and Afghanistan! WOO!
Ended wars in both countries! WOO!
2011: Ordered mission that found and killed Al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden
10 years after the 9/11 attacks
“We Got Him” Video
Zero Dark Thirty