1. APUSH April 14, 2015 1. Collect Bush presidency Q’s 2. Lecture: Bush Administration 3. Video 4. Ch. 30 Quiz Results 5. Unit 9 Exam Thursday/Friday 6. Binder due Thursday

2. Election of 2000 D: Al Gore – Clinton’s VP Chose Joseph Lieberman – first Jewish person on national ticket Budget surplus on debt, Social Security, and Medicare R: Bush – 2 time governor of Texas “restore dignity to the White House” Dick Cheney selected as his running mate Budget surpluses on tax cuts

3. Election of 2000 Gore wins popular vote by 540,000 Issues in Florida: Vote was so close, automatic recount went into effect Hanging Chads Butterfly Ballot BUSH v. Gore: Supreme Court stopped further recounts, declared Bush the winner in Florida Bush won the electoral majority without winning the popular majority

4. Terrorism Comes to America September 11, 2001: NYC, DC, and PA attacks Over 3,000 died Al Qaeda Osama bin Laden, Islamic extremist Resented Western presence in the Middle East PATRIOT (Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act Increased powers for the federal government More phone and email surveillance Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Suspected terrorists have been held and interrogated

5. Bush Takes the Offensive Against Taliban and Iraq Operation Enduring Freedom- US led NATO coalition against Taliban in Afghanistan “Axis of Evil” March 19, 2003: US invaded Iraq- Operation Iraqi Freedom Bush argued Iraq had WMDs, was developing nuclear weapons, and had ties to terrorism 139 Americans died during the invasion, many more died during occupation

6. Bush Administration Cont. No Child Left Behind in 2002: Bush advocated an amendment banning gay marriage Election of 2004: John Kerry (D) v. Bush (R) Kerry came across as a “flip-flopper” Bush won, 286 – 252

7. Election of 2008 R Ticket: Sen. John McCain and Sarah Palin. D Ticket: Barack Obama and Joe Biden American economy and unpopular war in Iraq give Obama presidency. Issues: Economy, Healthcare, Immigration, 2 wars, etc. BP Oil spill Tea Party 2010 Midterms 2014 Election against Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan