1. Ronald Reagan Christian Coalition/Moral Majority
“It’s morning in America”
Trickle down effect- tax cuts to wealthy (Reaganomics)
Invasions of Grenada, bombing of Libya
Iran Contra Scandal
Glasnost and better relations with the Soviet Union
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!!!”

4. George H.W. Bush “Read my lips, no new taxes” Persian Gulf War
Creation of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Raised taxes almost 30 billion dollars

6. William Clinton NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
“don’t ask, don’t tell”
Fannie and Freddie Mac and housing to lower income families
Monica Lewinsky Scandal and Impeachment
Balanced budget

9. George W. Bush Bush v Gore (2000)
$1.35 million in tax cuts but high military spending
Economics crisis (Collapse of Fannie and Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers)
September 11, 2001 and the War on Terror
American Invasion of Iraq
The Patriot Act
No Child Left Behind
Hurricane Katrina
Asked for creation of “temporary guest worker program”- denied

14. Barack Obama Repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell”
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (bail out)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Creation of the TEA Party
BP Oil Spill
Death of Bin Laden