1. Stations Read each station and answer the following questions:
Who was President when this happened, and what year was it?
What happened?
Why did it happen?
What impact did the event have on American society?

2. Independent Practice
Of the modern issues you read about, which do you think is the important issue? Why?

3. Exit Ticket
1) What has been one of the consequences of the War on Drugs? a. The complete elimination of crystal methamphetamine labs from rural American. b. A rise in prison and jail populations. c. Less money spent on law enforcement. d. Relaxed penalties for drug possession.

4. Exit Ticket
2) President Bill Clinton supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) primarily as a way to
normalize trade relations with Cuba
stimulate economic growth in the United States
restrict the flow of drugs into the United States
increase the United States trade deficit

5. Exit Ticket
3) How does new technology sometimes have negative effects? Explain two examples of this from United States history.