1. George W. Bush
Lecture 7

2. Standard
Discuss the significant domestic policy speeches of Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton (e.g., education, civil rights, economic policy, environmental policy)
Essential Question

3. George W. Bush son of George H.W. Bush governor of TX
“compassionate conservatism”
education

4. 2000 Election Gore won the most votes but Bush won the election
Gore failed to win his own state (TN)
lots of allegations of voter fraud, bad ballots, and abuse of power
Nader pulled votes from the Democrats that cost them several states
NH, FL
creation of Red-Blue divide

5. R
George W. Bush
50,455,156
271 D
Albert Gore, Jr.
50,997,335
267 G
Ralph Nader
2,882,897 -- I
Pat Buchanan
449,102

6. George W. Bush Bush v. Gore, 2000 the vote in Florida was too close
Gore demanded a recount
Bush’s brother, Jeb, was governor
Supreme Court voted 5-4 to support Florida

8. George W. Bush
Y2K
companies and governments feared that computers would malfunction on 1/1/00
$300 billion spent to prevent problems

9. George W. Bush No Child Left Behind Act, 2001
Bush required all states to test their students and show progress
both school-wide and subgroups
failing schools are put on a list and face sanctions
students at failing schools can be bussed to better ones
all students will be proficient by 2014
if each grade does its part…

11. 2004 Election Bush won by a larger margin than in 2000 Bush beat Kerry
lots of ads paid by interest groups instead of candidates
Bush beat Kerry

12. R
George W. Bush
62,040,610
286 D
John Kerry
59,028,439
251 G
Ralph Nader
463,655 -- L
Michael Badarnik
397,265

13. George W. Bush Hurricane Katrina, 2005
most expensive and devastating hurricane in US history
$81 billion in damages
1,836 died most in Louisiana
disproportionately hit the poor and elderly
80% of New Orleans submerged
many criticized the government’s response
3 million left without electricity
inadequate housing, relief, troops,

14. War on Terrorism
9-11
Al Qaeda attack on the twin towers shifted America’s attention to foreign policy
more than 3000 were killed
four airplanes were hijacked and used as weapons
2 in NYC, 1 in PA, and 1 in DC

15. War on Terrorism Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001
al Qaeda was hiding out in Afghanistan which was ruled by the Taliban
Bush vowed to punish al Qaeda and any nation that sponsored terrorism
Bush Doctrine
he demanded that the Taliban hand over the terrorists
within 3 months the US, UK, allies, and rebels overthrew the Taliban
democratic elections were held for the first time

16. War on Terrorism Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003
Bush believed that Saddam Hussein was stockpiling nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons
Bush called Iraq, Iran, and North Korea the “triple axis of evil”
Saddam and his followers were killed or captured
fighting lasted from March to May, 2003
WMDs were never found
troops remained in Iraq for the rest of Bush’s presidency

17. War on Terrorism USA PATRIOT Act, 2001
laws created to fight terrorism within the US
House vote
Senate vote 98-1
allows the government to search bank records, seize property, and monitor phone calls
cell phones are all monitored
criticized for giving too much power to the President
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act

18. War on Terrorism Department of Homeland Security
new agency ensures domestic security
coordinates federal and state agencies in emergency
color code threats
FBI, CIA, NSA had separate information that could have prevented 9-11