Name ______

Date ______Pd ______

America under President Bill Clinton

I. America in the 1980s & Early 1990s

A. America experienced new changes in the 1980s:

1. ______television was introduced with new shows such as ______& CNN; TV shows like Roseanne______ had non-traditional lead roles

2. New technologies included cassette players, home ______, personal ______, & portable phones

3. ’80s society focused on wealth & ______(the “______Generation”)

4. Politically, ______victory over stagflation & the Soviet Union made him a popular leader

B. Republican control of the presidency continued after Reagan under ______

1. After defeating ______in the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Bush’s ______was high

2. But, large gov’t ______due to years of ______& increased ______spending led to a recession in 1992

3. After promising “______” in 1988, Bush raised taxes in order to decrease deficit spending

C. In the 1992 election, George Bush lost to ______Bill Clinton

II. The Presidency of Bill Clinton (1993-2001)

A. Clinton defined himself a “______” by embracing both liberal & conservative policies

1. Social Services: Health Care & Welfare

a. Clinton proposed a plan to guarantee affordable ______for all Americans; Republicans in Congress defeated Clinton’s “______” health care reform

b. Clinton worked with Republicans to reform the ______system; The law put ______on how long people could receive benefits & allowed ______to decide how welfare money would be spent

2. Balanced Budget & Federal Deficits

a. Clinton worked with Congress to reduce the federal deficit & ______the federal ______; In 1997, Clinton cut gov’t spending & ______

b. For the 1sttime in 30 years, the gov’t had a ______which Clinton used to pay down the nation’s ______

3. Clinton’s deficit reduction coincided with a boom in the ______; This led to the ______sustained era of economic ______in U.S. history

B. Newt Gingrich & the “Contract with America”

1. Many of Clinton’s conservative policies were in response to ______control of Congress

2. In 1994, Republicans took control of the House of Representatives for the 1st time since ______& named ______Congressman Newt Gingrich as ______of the House

3. ______pushed for a “______” that would have created a balanced budget ______, tax cuts, welfare reform, & tougher crime laws

4. The clash between Clinton & Gingrich led to a ______in 1995

C. Clinton used the rivalry with Republicans to win ______in 1996

D. Foreign Policy under Clinton

1. Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (______) which reduced trade ______among USA, Mexico, & Canada

2. During his presidency, Clinton committed U.S. troops to ______efforts

a. From 1995 to 1999, U.S. troops were sent to ______to stop ethnic cleansing by Serbs & to ______to stop a civil war

b. From 1993-1995, U.S. troops were sent to ______to offer food & restore order to civil war

E. During the Clinton years, America experienced new waves of violence

1. ______hit Los Angeles in 1992 when 4 white police officers were acquitted of police brutality charges in the ______case

2. In 1995, Gulf War veteran ______detonated a bomb that destroyed a federal building in ______, killing 168 people

3. In 1999, 2 students opened fire at ______High School in Colorado, killing ______people & wounding 23 others

4. After the Persian Gulf War, Osama bin Laden formed ______& began terrorist attacks on the USA

a. ______in TanzaniaKenya & attack on USS Cole

b. Bombing of the ______in 1993

F. While president, Clinton faced numerous scandals

1. While still governor of Arkansas, Clinton was connected to an improper land deal (______scandal)

2. Clinton was accused of numerous ______, including White House intern Monica Lewinsky

3. When Clinton lied under oath about his relationship with ______, Republicans in Congress voted to ______him

4. Clinton became only the 2nd president to be impeached, but he was ______from office

III. Conclusions: The Clinton years during the 1990s represented new changes for the U.S.

A. The Democratic Party took back the presidency by becoming more ______

B. The ______of the 1990s was based largely on technology innovation that would ______in the early 2000s

C. The emergence of ______, at home & abroad, presented new threats to American security

Presidential Scandal / What happened? / Rank Order
Ulysses S. Grant
(1869-1877)
Crédit Mobilier
Warren Harding
(1921-1923)
Teapot Dome
Richard Nixon
(1969-1974)
Watergate
Ronald Reagan
(1981-1989)
Iran-Contra Affair
Bill Clinton
(1993-2001)
Monica Lewinski