Presidential Review

President Carter (1970)

-“Stragflation”- high oil inflation and high unemployment***

-EPA- Eniromental protection Agencies, still in use

(1970s)

President Reagan (1980s)

-Supply side economics (AKA trickle down)- cut taxes for big business to help employ more but instead only helps the rich

-Deficit Spending: spent more money then what US has, so.

GOAL: try to budget, EFFORTS: cut medicare

(1980s)

President George Bush (1990)

Economic troubles: Promised no new taxes but was forced to raise them, causing unemployment

Savings & loans Scandal (1990): banks misusing funds, forced to pay back using tax payer money

(1990)

President Clinton (1990)

-BEST economy in US history: lowest unemployment and lowest inflation

-Impeached for lying under oath (perjury from cheating on wife) but NOT removed from office

(1990s)

President George H.W Bush (2001-2008)

-AL GORE v. George Bush: Supreme Court intervenes in an election, stopping florida vote recount

-Economy as BAS as it was during the GREAT DEPRESSION

-Increased Gun violence, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ( due to lack of Gun control)

-strengthened borders, restricting illegal immigrants

-9/11

(2001-2008)

President Obama (2008-2016)

-Fair pay act: Ending pay discrimination based off gender

-Health care reform bill: makes it illegal to deny health care, requiring all Americans to have Healthcare

-Educational Reform: improving student success and school quality

• having to help recover from the worst economy ever

• (2008-20016)

President John F Kennedy

• New frontier: Domestic program aimed to improve economy, education, civi rights, exploring space

• Cuban Missile Crisis: Nearly led to nuclear war, Kennedy was praised for avoiding conflict

• Civil Rights: though he spent a long time to get to it, he proposed the civil rights act

• Peace corps: promote world peace and friendship

• Assassination in Dallas Texas in 1963