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Modern America
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Ronald Reagan wins election
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The Reagan Revolution Spreads Freedom and Liberty
Ronald Regan helped spread the ideal of liberty by backing anticommunist movements around the world, and spreading democracy and freedom. Conservative Republican Ronald Reagan vows to get the government "off the backs" of the American people by cutting taxes and social programs. He condemned the Soviet Union as an "evil empire" while working to slow the nuclear arms race. He sent peacekeeping forces to Lebanon, and Nicaragua -
Ronald Reagan Gets Reelected
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Bill Clinton Gets Elected
Won against George W. Bush -
Bill Clinton with "New Economy" Boosts Opportunity
Under his Domestic Agenda, Bill Clinton passed a number of reforms that boosted opportunity for the american citizens. The School-to-Work Opportunities Act (1994) Funded state programs designed to help high school students develop job skills. The Corporation for National and Community Service (1993) Launched AmeriCorps, which put young people to work on community projects in exchange for financial aid to help pay for college. The Family and Medical Leave Act allowed workers to take time off for -
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" s enacted
The passing of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was the official U.S. policy regarding homosexuals in the military. It was passed under the Bill Clinton administration, with Bill Clinton open to let homesexuals have more rights and better equality that straight people had. This policy allowed closeted homosexuals to serve in the military, but still banned openly gay people from enlisting or continuing to serve. They thought that having open homosexuals in the military would undermine morale. It was received -
Bill Clinton gets Impeached
Bill Clinton being impeached in December 19, 1998 is a reflection of America living up to the ideal of equality. Presidents suffer similar punishment as a normal person would. Americans wondered for awhile that a President is immune to normal convictions, due to Nixon stating that “It’s not illegal if the President does it.” As Bill Clinton was going through the impeachment process, Americans had that same thought. As a result of Bill Clinton getting impeached, it showed Americans that Preside -
Bush elected as President
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Aftermath of 9/11
The events that happened on November 11, 2001 were tragic and they affected hundreds of families, But the US government continues to regulate in order to protect its citizens from future attacks. Foreign policies that make it harder for immigrants to enter and exit the US limits opportunity and our right to travel. Event US citizens of foreign descent face difficulties in crossing the border. -
Patriot Act
Congress enacted the Patriot Act after 9/11 to help government agencies track down terrorists. But this act sparked a long debate over what some saw as assaults on privacy rights. If you buy guns or buy bulk food, you are labeled as a suspected terrorist and the government can track you as broad or as long as they want to. JUst after 9/11, Bush asked for more powers to prosecute terrorists, which resulted in the Patriot Act. They could now easily wiretap your phones and observe your daily life -
No Child Left Behind
The passing of No Child Left Behind by former president George W. Bush gave more americans opportunity. This act increased federal funds to public schools. In exchange for these funds, schools were expected to show that their students were learning basic reading and math skills. This gave a higher incentive for teachers and school to better teach the children in basic skills in math and reading. This would set them up for later on in life, helping create citizens with a higher IQ and better opp -
Guantanamo Bay Goes Against Liberty
Gitmo is a facility on Guantanamo Bay that was established in 2002, and hold prisoners of war crimes and enemy combatants of the war on terror. Many of the detainees suffer from unfair treatment that could sometimes be considered as unethical and unregulated, considering very few of them get trials. Prisoners that have since left Guantanamo Bay reference waterboarding and ot
her forms of torture. Guantanamo Bay and the actions committed there challenge the constitution by supporting unfair treat -
George Bush relected as President
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NSA Taking Away Right to Privacy from 4th Amendment
The government directly went against the right of privacy by recording the digital life of almost every single person in America. Masked under “recording for suspicion of terrorism” the NSA was able to have surveillance on most people in America. Rights is one of America's founding ideals, one of 5 basic things the government should work towards. When the government is actively going against one of the ideals and not telling its people, it means there should be new people working in those pos
