The New Millennium

What is the difference

between the popular
vote and the electoral
vote?
What were the major
events of the George
W. Bush presidency?

George Walker Bush

Son of President Bush
Born in Connecticut
July 6, 1946
Oldest of 6 children
Graduated Yale
Harvard M.B.A.

Texas Air National Guard

1968-1974

Family Photo 1990

Introduced to Laura,
teacher and librarian
at a backyard bbq.
Married in 1977
Had twin daughters
Governor of Texas

Served 4 terms

Texas Rangers
Co-Owner of Texas Rangers
1988-1998

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Candidate in Concord

Election of 2000
Democrat Al Gore
Vice-President of
Bill Clinton

Republican
George W. Bush
Governor of Texas

Election of 2000

Decided by 537
votes in Florida

Closest presidential
election in U.S.
history!

Popular Vote vs. Electoral Vote

Popular Vote-the vote of individual citizens

Electoral College-Electors (representatives)

from each state

The candidate who wins the popular vote in

a state wins all of its electoral votes.

A candidate has to win the electoral vote to

win the election!

Election of 2000

Both needed Floridas 25

electoral votes to win!

Election of 2000

Election of 2000

Close results in
Florida

State law required

a recount

Bush won by 537

votes

Bush v. Gore

Gore took the case to

the Supreme Court.

Florida certified
results in time for the
Electoral College vote
in mid-December.

No Child Left Behind 2001

Sept. 11, 2001

Terrorist attacks in
New York City,
Washington D.C.,
and Pennsylvania

Terrorism = the use

of violence by
nongovernmental
groups against
civilians to achieve
a political goal

Reasons for Muslim Terrorism

U.S. investments in
Middle East oil

Western influences
on Muslim religious
values

U.S. support of Israel

Al-Qaeda

Muslim
organization
created by Osama
bin Laden

Discussing Defense After 9/11

War on Terror

Response to
terrorist attacks

Created
Department of
Homeland
Security

Patriot Act

Increased
authority of
U.S. law
enforcement
agencies

Question of civil
liberties?

Afghanistan

Oct. 7, 2001
U.S. began
bombing

Attacked alQaeda camps

and the Taliban
(supporters of
bin Laden)

Colin Powell

Testified before the

UN that Iraq had
weapons of mass
destruction

Iraq War

March 20, 2003

U.S. coalition forces
(led by the U.S.)

Invasion of Iraq,
seized control by
May 1

War in Iraq

Unstable
government

Terrorist
insurgents and
attacks

March 20, 2003

U.S. Iraq War

Based on
intelligence that
Hussein had
weapons of mass
destruction

Used chemical
weapons against
the Kurds in Iraq

Bushs Surprise Visit to Baghdad

War in Iraq

2007 troop surge

approved

Today removal
of troops as Iraq
becomes more
stable as a
democracy

August 28, 2005

Hurricane Katrina

President Bush with New Orleans Mayor

Biloxi, Mississippi

Hurricane Katrina

Countries Bush Visited

Deficits vs. Debt

2008 Election

Republican John McCain

Democrat Barack Obama

First African American

president elected

Farewell To D.C. 2009

Oval Office 2010