Election of 1992• Clinton (Dem.), Bush (Rep.) & Ross Perot
(Independent)• Main Issue: Bush’s handling of economy• Clinton wins
Medical Issues• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)– Most full-time employees guaranteed 12 workweeks of
unpaid leave each year
• Universal Healthcare– Headed by Clinton’s wife Hilary Rodham Clinton– Ultimately shot down
Violence In US Under Clinton• Brady Bill– Federal background checks & five-day waiting period to
purchase firearms– Clinton’s biggest success
• Oklahoma City Bombings– Timothy McVeigh kills 168 people– Biggest act of domestic terrorism in US
• Columbine High School – Two students kill 12 people – Security increased across the nation in schools
Contract With America• Republicans unhappy with Clinton– Led by Newt Gingrich– Wanted Rep. control of Congress
• Contract With America– Balanced federal budget– welfare reform– tax cuts for middle class
• Result: 1994- Rep. gained control of Congress for 1st time in 40 years
Whitewater Scandal• Whitewater– Clintons’ investment in Whitewater Development Corp.– Kenneth Starr: lead investigator– No evidence found against Clinton
• Major Result– Starr starts to investigate Clinton’s relationship with
Monica Lewinsky (White House intern)
“I did not have sexual relations with that women”
• Clinton denies affair under oath– Later admits to lying
• Starr recommends impeachment– One count of perjury and one count of obstruction of
justice– Clinton: 2nd president impeached– Clinton acquitted• Failed to get 2/3 vote in Senate
NAFTA
• North American Free Trade Agreement• Free trade zone in North America– Canada, Mexico & US– Economic growth, reduce prices, increase exports
Clinton Foreign Policy Issues
• Somalia– US forces led peace coalition & distribute food– US troops withdraw due to steep causalities
• Haiti– US helps bring stability to restore order
• Ethnic cleansing in Eastern Europe– Mass murder, violence, rape– UN provides humanitarian aid