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1 Pick up handout

2 The Presidency of William Jefferson Clinton

3 Road to the Whitehouse Bill Clinton meets President John F. Kennedy as a 16 year-old delegate of Boy’s Nation on June 6, 1963 Georgetown, Oxford, and Yale Law School Governor of Arkansas at 32 (nations youngest governor)

4 Road to the Whitehouse Bill Clinton defeated George H. Bush and third-party candidate, Ross Perot

5 New Democrat Welfare Reform Cut Military Spending Free trade
Lower taxes on middle class Tough on Crime

6 Clinton Domestic Policy
Limited Federal Spending Increased taxes on rich by 40% Lowered taxes for low income Americans Federal gasoline tax Balanced Budget(surplus)

7 Domestic Policy cont. Passed the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Interest rates were drastically reduced , allowing people to affordably borrow money for the purchase of homes and cars. Welfare programs were reformed welfare recipients would not receive assistance for more than two years and required people to work to receive benefits. Congress is controlled by Republicans. President is a democrat. REQUIRES NEGOTIATION

8 Contract with America Lead by Newt Gingrich conservatives:
Pledged to scale back the role of the federal government, eliminate some regulations, cut taxes, and balance the budget.

9 Contract with America Contract included:
Laws that apply to the rest of the country will apply to Congress Less House Committees with term limits for chairs and meetings open to the public Balanced budget Tax cuts for small businesses, families, and senior citizens Term limit for legislatures Social Security Reform Welfare reform

10 Clinton’s Health Care Reform
Guaranteed Health Insurance Hillary Clinton – 1st lady led the task force on healthcare Did not pass congress/ major defeat for Clinton

11 Clinton’s Foreign Policy
BALKAN CRISIS Yugoslavia was formed after WWI - Catholic / Croats - Muslim/Bosnians - Orthodox Christian/Serbs

12 Clinton’s Foreign Policy
BALKAN CRISIS End of Cold War fighting broke out between Bosnian Muslims and Christian Serbs. Some Serbs attempted to massacre civilians “ethnic cleansing” aka genocide.

13 Clinton’s Foreign Policy
NATO Airstrikes Clinton helped negotiate peace. Used NATO air strikes to stop attacks and end bloodshed. US involvement centered on stopping the oppression

14 Clinton’s Foreign Policy
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Eliminated many tariffs between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico NAFTA meant to stimulate the economy by encouraging increased free trade

15 NAFTA NAFTA positives Created jobs Produce what goods it makes best
increased free trade increased agricultural production in the U.S. Increase competition

16 NAFTA NAFTA negatives poor working conditions in factories in Mexico
Less regulations (environment and wages) loss of manufacturing jobs (outsourcing)

17 U.S. Participation in International Organizations
NAFTA GATT – General Agreement on Tariff and Trade( tariffs after WWII) WTO – World Trade Organization Rules for global trade Settle trade disputes US helps China join Accelerated globalization (world economy) PROs Promotes Peace Strengthen Relationships Forum for US ideas Helps tackle global problems CONs Involves US in world problems Money to support

18 American Terrorism- OKC bombing
In 1995 a truck filled with explosives was used to blow up the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The blast claimed 168 lives, including 19 children under the age of 6, and injured more than 680 people.

19 American Terrorism In response to the bombing, Congress passed the Anti-Terrorism Act in 1996 The Act was in many way similar to the Patriot Act that was signed following the 9/11 attacks Timothy McVeigh, an army veteran was convicted and sentenced to death. He was executed in 2001

20 Scandal in the Whitehouse
During the grand jury investigation, Bill Clinton lied under oath regarding his personal relationship with Whitehouse intern Monica Lewinsky Clinton continued to deny the relationship until evidence of the relationship was brought to light. Many demanded that the President be punished for committing perjury.

21 Impeachment 2nd time in history the Senate held an impeachment trial.
Who was first? Charged with lying under oath (perjury) Removing the President from office requires a formal accusation, or impeachment by the House of Representatives and a trial and conviction by the Senate.

22 Impeachment Impeachment requires majority vote in House
Conviction is more difficult requiring 2/3 vote in Senate Voting on party lines House impeached In Senate Republicans fell short of 2/3 vote needed to remove Clinton from office. (vote was down party lines)

23 Ask Yourself… The personal lives of many famous people are prone to public scrutiny. Do you think it is fair that Bill Clinton was forced to address questions about his personal relationships? Was President Clinton wrong for lying about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky? How did Clinton’s actions impact the image of the Presidency? Do you think the U.S. Senate should have voted to impeach the President?

24 Ask Yourself… Considering all of the information you have just learned, do you think Bill Clinton was a good President or a bad one? Why?


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