1. George W. Bush  2000-2008  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  http://www.history.com/videos/911- timeline#911-timeline http://www.history.com/videos/911- timeline#911-timeline http://www.history.com/videos/911- timeline#911-timeline

5. Patriot Act 10/26/01  Detain foreigners suspected of terrorists activities for 70 days without charging them  Tap phones & emails  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