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May 13, 2011U.S. History

Mr. Green

The students will evaluate the role of entitlement reform in the 1990s by analyzing the budget battles between the Democrats and Republicans in the 1990s

Announcement: Quizzes will be used to assess your learning until the finals

Drill: Read Key Players on page 850 and answer the following:

1. Why might Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich become powerful political leader in the 1990’s?

2. Which of these 2 men might future generations more likely remember as a great leader?

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered

Clinton wins 1992 Presidential election against G. H. W. Bush and Ross Perot

27th Amendment passed to stop congressional pay raises until after an election

Attempted health care reform, but failedStock market increased, unemployment decreasedNAFTA passed 1994 Republican victory

Contract with AmericaGovernment shut down in 1995/1996Welfare Reform

Clinton won again in 1996Republicans kept control of both houses

Campaign reform Balanced federal budget

The Clinton Presidency Ch. 26 Section 1 pages 846-852

G.W. Bush won the electoral voteAl Gore won the popular vote9/11Invasion of AfghanistanTax reductionsNCLBInvasion of Iraq

The 2000 Election

Bush v. KerryBush won both popular and electoral voteNatural Disasters IraqMid-Terms of 2006

Democrats win house/senatetroop increase-the surge

2004 Election

Wide open fieldMcCain v. ObamaFinancial meltdown, September 2008Obama wins, 1st African-American PresidentStimulus bill to improve the economy

“Shovel ready jobs”no such item

Health care passed, March 2010challenges in the court

2010 mid-termsRepublicans take House, gains in the Senate

2008 Election

Democrats will nominate ObamaRepublicans poised to nominate Romney

Issues of the 2012 Campaign,Directions:You are to identify 5 issues that will play a

significant role in the 2012 general election.Pick the one issues that you feel will help

drive your decision and explain why that issue is so important.

2012 Election

HIIIII MR GREEEN – KELI WAS HURRR

Independent Work

Define the following:Bill Clinton27th AmendmentHillary ClintonNAFTANewt GingrichContract with AmericaPage 851: Skill-builder Political Cartoon1. What point of view was the cartoonist expressing about federal

government shutdowns? 2. Consider the state of U.S. entitlements, Social Security as the main

example and read page 900-901 and answer the following:a. Define entitlement.b. Should the U.S. citizen receive entitlements?c. What can be done to curb the rate of growth for entitlements?

Wrap-Up

1. Read Chapter 23

Homework