1. 12/17 Bellringer 5+sentences The 27 th Amendment (the most recent passed) prohibits a raise for Congress from going into effect until after the next election year. What do you think the nation hoped to prevent by ratifying this amendment? How do you think events in ‘recent’ history (like Watergate) might have affected the passage of this amendment?

2. Foreign Policy North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which reduced trade barriers among USA, Mexico, & Canada

3. Foreign Policy During his presidency, Clinton committed U.S. troops to peacekeeping efforts From 1995 to 1999, U.S. troops were sent to Bosnia to stop ethnic cleansing by Serbs & to Kosovo to stop a civil war

4. Foreign Policy During his presidency, Clinton committed U.S. troops to peacekeeping efforts From 1993-1995, U.S. troops were sent to Somalia to offer food & restore order to civil war

5. During the Clinton years, America experienced new waves of violence After the Persian Gulf War, Osama bin Laden formed al- Qaeda & began terrorist attacks on the USA Embassy bombings in Tanzania & Kenya and attack on USS Cole Bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993

6. Scandals & Impeachment While president, Clinton faced numerous scandals When Clinton lied under oath about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, Republicans in Congress voted to impeach him Clinton became only the 2 nd president to be impeached, but he was not removed from office

7. Conclusions The Clinton years during the 1990s represented new changes for the U.S. – The Democratic Party took back the presidency by becoming more moderate – The economic boom of the 1990s was based largely on technology innovation that would crash in early 2000 – The emergence of terrorism, at home & abroad, presented new threats to American security

8. Video: 1990s (Then and Now)