Bush/Clinton/Bush 1988-Present

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Bush/Clinton/Bush 1988-Present

• Whipsawing the American Political System

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1988 Presidential Election Bush v Dukakis
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First Gulf War

• The Gulf War (2 August 1990 28 February 1991)
  was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force
  of 30 nations led by the United States and
  mandated by the United Nations in order to
  liberate Kuwait.

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1992 Presidential Election Bush/Clinton/Perot
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1992 Presidential Election

• Candidates Party Pop. Vote Electoral Vote
• Clinton/Gore Democratic 44,909,806 43.01
  370 68.77
• Bush/Quayle Republican 39,104,550 37.45
  168 31.23
• Perot/Stockdale Independent 19,743,821
  18.91 0 0.00

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Clintons First Term

• 1993-1994 (examples)
• Dont Ask/Dont Tell Policy on Gays in Military
• Efforts to bring women and minorities in high
  government positions
• Effort to pass National Health Insurance failed

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Republican Revolution

• 1994 Congressional Elections Republicans took
  both houses of Congress
• Incoming Speaker Newt Gingrich promised a
  Contract with America
• 1995 Confrontations with Clinton over
  government spending

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Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Brown Murder (June
1994) OJ Simpson Murder Trial, Jan-October 1995
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1994 Congressional Elections House
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1994 Congressional Elections, Senate

• 1993-94 56 Democrats 44 Republicans
• 1995-96, Initially 52 Republicans to 48
  Democrats. Two senators switched parties to give
  the Republicans a 54-46 majority. A special
  election returned a seat to the Democrats making
  the Republican majority 53-47.

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Oklahoma City Bombing, April 1995
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Government Shutdowns

• November 14-19, 1995, resulted in the furlough of
  an estimated 800,000 federal employees.
• December 16, 1995 to January 6, 1996 On January
  2, 1996, the estimate of furloughed federal
  employees was 284,000.

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Legislation Passed Welfare Reform

• 1996 PRWORA Personal Responsibility and Work
  Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996. Ended
  the Title of the 1935 Social Security Act that
  provide aid to families with dependent children
  (AFDC).

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1996 Presidential Election Clinton wins
reelection
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Packers win Superbowl, Jan. 1997
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Lewinsky Affair

• Affair began on November 15, 1995 and lasted
  until April 7, 1996.
• Came to public attention in January 1998.

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Clinton Impeached

• September 1998 Starr Report recommending
  impeachment proceedings
• December 1998 House Judiciary Committee votes
  articles of impeachment
• December 1998 House votes articles of
  impeachment
• January-February 1999 Trial in Senate Clinton
  acquitted 55-44 and 50-50 on the two articles.

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U.S. Embassy Bombings in Nairobi and Dar es
Salaam, August 1998
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Columbine High School Shooting, April 20, 1999
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2000 Presidential Election
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1988-Bush win
1992-Clinton win
1996-Clinton win
2000-Bush win