1. PASSAGE TO A NEW CENTURY
U N I T 7
PASSAGE
TO A
NEW CENTURY
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2. THE UNITED STATES IN TODAY’S WORLD
C H A P T E R 26
THE
UNITED STATES
IN TODAY’S WORLD
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3. THE 1990’S AND THE NEW MILLENNIUM
SECTION 1
THE 1990’S AND THE
NEW
MILLENNIUM
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1-WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT IN 1992 ?
2-WHAT WAS THE ROLE OF TV ?
3-WHAT WAS CLINTON’S DOMESTIC AGENDA?
4-WHAT WAS CLINTON’S ECONOMIC PLAN?
5-WHAT WERE THE RESULTS OF CLINTON ECONOMIC POLICIES ?
6-WHAT DID CLINTON DO CONCERNING AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY?
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5. MONEY SPENT DURING A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
$880,500,000
2000 $528,900,000
1996 $425,700,000
1992 $331,100,000
1988 $324,400,000
1984 $202,000,000
1980 $161,900,000
1976 $171,000,000
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CLINTON WINS
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9. Single filers
Married filing jointly or qualifying widow/widower
Married filing separately
Head of household
Tax rate
Up to $7,150
Up to $14,300
Up to $10,200
10%
$7,151 - $29,050
$14,301 - $58,100
$10,201 - $38,900
15%
$29,051 - $70,350
$58,101 - $117,250
$29,051 - $58,625
$38,901 - $100,500
25%
$70,351 - $146,750
$117,251 - $178,650
$58,626 - $89,325
$100,501 - $162,700
28%
$146,751- $319,100
$178,651 - $319,100
$89,326 - $159,550
$162,701 - $319,100
33%
$319,101 or more
$159,551 or more
35%
2004 RATES
Ordinary taxable income for use in filing returns due April 15, 2005
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Stock Market Closings
Closing Level
Date
2,810.15
2-Jan-90
3,500.03
19-May-93
4,003.33
23-Feb-95
6,177.71
6-Nov-98
9,544.87
6-Jan-99
11,522.56
7-Jan-00
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12. CH 26 - THE U.S.A. IN TODAY'S WORLD
Year
Inflation Rate
1988
4.12
1989
4.81
1990
5.39
1991
4.22
1992
3.01
1993
2.98
1994
2.60
1995
2.76
1996
2.96
1997
2.35
1998
1.51
1999
2.21
2000
3.38
2001
2.86
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EUROPE
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14. AFTER THE COLLAPSE OF THE USSR
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THE BALKANS
THE YUGOSLAV WARS
OF SUCCESSION
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AFRICA
SOMALIA
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20. THE BATTLE OF MOGADISHU
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21. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE 1994 MID-TERM ELECTIONS ?
REPUBLICANS WIN
HOUSE & SENATE
TALK RADIO
RUSH LIMBAUGH
NEWT GINGRICH
CONTRACT W/ AMERICA
GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN
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22. CH 26 - THE U.S.A. IN TODAY'S WORLD
NEWT
GINGRICH
REPUBLICAN
SPEAKER
OF THE
HOUSE
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23. RUSH LIMBAUGH “RIGHT-WING RADIO”
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Category
% Rep.
% shift to
size of
1992
1994
GOP
group
% /all
Southern whites 53 65 12 24
White men 51 62 11 40
White "Born Again" Christian 66 76 10 20
Income under $15,000 31 38 7
Men 48 54 6 49
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25. 1994 MID-TERM ELECTION RESULTS
Party
Seats
Seat
percentage
Popular
Vote
1992
Elected
Net
Change
Democratic Party
258
204
-54
46.8%
44.7%
    
Independent 1 +0
0.2%
0.7%
Republican Party
176
230
+54
52.8%
51.5%
Totals
435
100.0%
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27. WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT IN 1996 ?
BILL CLINTON VS
BOB DOLE
ROSS PEROT
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1996 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
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29. CH 26 - THE U.S.A. IN TODAY'S WORLD
1996
CAMPAIGN
BUTTONS
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CLINTON WINS
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31. 1998 = CLINTON IMPEACHED BY THE HOUSE OF REPS
1999=CLINTON FOUND INNOCENT BY THE SENATE
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33. 2000 Presidential Election
GEORGE W. BUSH
(Republican)
AL GORE
(Democrat)
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34. POPULAR ELECTORAL VOTE VOTE
Candidate Pop Vote Elect Vote
Bush (Blue) 50,460, % %
Gore (Red) 51,003, % %
Nader (Green) 2,883, % %
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BLUE = BUSH RED = GORE
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36. FLORIDA ELECTION CONTROVERSY
OVERSEA BALLOTS
BUTTERFLY BALLOTS
BALLOT RECOUNT(FIGHT OVER CHADS)
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT – YES
U.S. SUPREME COURT – LOOK AGAIN
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT – YES (AGAIN)
U.S. SUPREME COURT = NO RECOUNT
BUSH WINS FLORIDA
BUSH WINS ELECTION
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