1. George W. Bush
Party Republican
Vice President Dick Cheney

2. Who won the electoral college vote in Florida?
Went to bed not knowing who was President.
Went to Supreme court to determine the Florida vote
Bush wins!

3. 911
September 11, 2001 World Trade Centers in NYC, Pentagon in Washington attacked
Declared Acts of War
Begins “War on Terror”

4. 911

5. Patriot Act 10/26/01
Detain foreigners suspected of terrorists activities for 70 days without charging them
Tap phones & s
Search warrants valid across states
Order banks to investigate sources of large foreign accounts
Prosecute terrorists without any restrictions

6. Afghanistan
Afghanistan- Overthrow Taliban to root out Al Qaeda

7. Weapons of Mass Destruction
Bush believes that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destrution
Sends in inspection teams with little success of finding them

8. Iraq Iraq- Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 2003 200,000 troops
Imbedded media
January 25, 2005 Iraq had democratic election
Rumsfeld, Sec. Of defense, has to answer questions about treatment of prisoners

9. No Child Left Behind
1/8/02 increases student and teacher accountability
Targets money for improving schools