Bell Work President Eisenhower’s most ambitious domestic public works project was what? Interstate Highway System

President Eisenhower’s most ambitious domestic public works project was what?

Interstate Highway System

Changes in American Society Objective: Cover major trends in contemporary American society

Bill Clinton President 1992-2000 Defeated Bush Sr. over economic issues Unsuccessfully tried to promote a major reform of the Health Care System Faced impeachment for obstruction of Justice

President 1992-2000

Defeated Bush Sr. over economic issues

Unsuccessfully tried to promote a major reform of the Health Care System

Faced impeachment for obstruction of Justice

George Walker Bush President 2000-2008 Was President during Sept. 11 th Attacked Afghanistan to get Bin Laden Attacked Iraq over fear of WMD’s Work to stop Iran and North Korea from developing nuclear weapons Passed No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) to improve education

President 2000-2008

Was President during Sept. 11 th

Attacked Afghanistan to get Bin Laden

Attacked Iraq over fear of WMD’s

Work to stop Iran and North Korea from developing nuclear weapons

Passed No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) to improve education

Education H.S. Diploma 1.2 million Bachelors 2.1 million Masters 2.5 million Doctorate 3.4 million Professional 4.4 Million

H.S. Diploma 1.2 million

Bachelors 2.1 million

Masters 2.5 million

Doctorate 3.4 million

Professional 4.4 Million

New Family Dynamic ¼ of all children raised in one parent households Mostly female headed homes Why is this a trend?

¼ of all children raised in one parent households

Mostly female headed homes

Why is this a trend?

Other Trends Over 40 million people 65 or older As Baby Boomers retire social security will go bankrupt This means no social security for you! More women in the workforce 2 income families are the norm More Americans settling in the south and west

Over 40 million people 65 or older

As Baby Boomers retire social security will go bankrupt

This means no social security for you!

More women in the workforce

2 income families are the norm

More Americans settling in the south and west

Energy Crisis Depending on foreign oil is bad for national security U.S.A. is held hostage at the pump and must pay whatever they want Need to find alternatives such as ethanol, electric, hydrogen Need to use solar, wind, or water to create electricity

Depending on foreign oil is bad for national security

U.S.A. is held hostage at the pump and must pay whatever they want

Need to find alternatives such as ethanol, electric, hydrogen

Need to use solar, wind, or water to create electricity

Immigration Over 1 million illegally enter the US every year 14 million illegal already here What are the cost and benefits of this??

Over 1 million illegally enter the US every year

14 million illegal already here

What are the cost and benefits of this??

Crime Drugs Violent crime

Drugs

Violent crime

AIDS IN America Over 730,000 known cases of HIV (AIDS) in America

Over 730,000 known cases of HIV (AIDS) in America

Domestic Terrorism Oklahoma City Bombing Animal Liberation Front (ALF) Earth Liberation Front (ELF)

Oklahoma City Bombing

Animal Liberation Front (ALF)

Earth Liberation Front (ELF)

National Deficit The Outstanding Public Debt as of 27 Feb 2007 at 08:38:57 PM GMT is: The estimated population of the United States is 301,063,866 so each citizen's share of this debt is $29,151.75 . The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $1.79 billion per day since September 29, 2006!

The Outstanding Public Debt as of 27 Feb 2007 at 08:38:57 PM GMT is:

The estimated population of the United States is 301,063,866 so each citizen's share of this debt is $29,151.75 .

The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $1.79 billion per day since September 29, 2006!

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