\________ has grown, with consolidation of wealth in the upper echelon of American earners.
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Reagan
\________ and Gorbachev negotiated withdrawal of nuclear warheads from Europe.
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Congressional Election
The 1994 \________ saw the Republicans take back control of Congress, but their power was limited by Clinton's executive power.
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Jesse Jackson
\________ ran for Democratic nomination in 1984 and 1988.
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Evangelicalism
\________ became increasingly prominent in political life from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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Shirley Chisholm
\________ was first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968.
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1999
In \________, Clinton supported a NATO bombing campaign in the former Yugoslavia against Slobodan Milosevic, who was eventually tried and convicted for crimes against humanity.
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Evangelical Christians
Right- wing \________ were instrumental in energizing conservatives during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Conservative Evangelicals
\________ and fundamentalists such as Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, and Pat Robertson helped to mobilize like- minded citizens to support the Republican Party.
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Simpson Mazzoli Act
The \________ in 1986 outlawed the employment of illegal immigrants and granted legal status to some illegal aliens.
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William Jefferson Clinton
\________ was the 42nd President of the United States and the first Democrat to be elected after Jimmy Carter.
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Rich
\________ used money saved on taxes to buy luxury items, rather than reinvesting in economy as suggested by supply- side economics.
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Traditional conservatives
\________: cost of military adventures, loss of domestic jobs, and unrestricted immigration.
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Gorbachev
\________ rose to power in Soviet Union.
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21st century
Bush sets course for US foreign policy into \________.
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Provisions
\________: banks forced to choose between commercial or investment operations, prohibited from participating in both.
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Fundamentalists
\________ denounced moral relativism of liberals and believed in a literal interpretation of the Bible.
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Taft Hartley Act of
The \________ 1947 restricted the ability to strike and preferential hiring of union members.
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Staunch liberals
\________: excessive corporate power and global imperialism.
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Clinton Lewinsky scandal
The \________ resulted in Clinton's impeachment, but he was acquitted by the Senate and remained in office to finish his second term.
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North American Free Trade Agreement
The \________ (NAFTA) was signed into law by Clinton in 1993, which aimed to eliminate trade barriers among the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
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George Bush
\________ defeats Michael Dukakis.
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urban riot
Worst \________ occurred in 1992 in South Central LA after acquittal of white police officers in beating of Rodney King.
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1980 presidential campaign
presented himself as Washington "outsider" & Carter's opposite
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Operation Desert Storm
massive air strikes against Iraqi targets
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First African American governor
P.B.S
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First African American to run for president
Shirley Chisholm (1972)
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Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice
Secretaries of State under George W. Bush
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Historic Election
Barack Obama as President
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Background
signed by President Roosevelt in 1933, response to bank instability leading up to Great Depression
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Glass-Steagall repealed
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 did away with provisions
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Consequences
Critics argue that repeal of Glass-Steagall contributed to the 2008 recession, caused by banks offering speculative home loans
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Key Players
Joseph Stiglitz, among economists, is critical of the repeal of Glass-Stea
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