This document provides an overview of US presidents and political parties from 1981 to 2016. It includes profiles of each president, with sections on domestic events, international events, economic policies and more during their terms in office. It also briefly discusses the current 2016 presidential election. The table of contents indicates there are profiles for Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama and the 2016 candidates.

1. A look at the presidents and political parties from 1981 to 2016. As well
as an overview of the current 2016 election.

2. Table of Contents:
PageTitle: Page Number:
History of US Political Parties 4
Overview of the Parties 5
Democrat 15
Republican 49
Decade Overview 1980 to 1989 84
Ronald Wilson Reagan 90
President Profile 91
President Reagan’s First Term 95
Domestic Events 96
International Events 102
Economic Overview 108
Policies 118
President Reagan’s Second Term 149
Domestic Events 150
International Events 156
Economic Overview 162
Policies 172
Presidential Pros & Cons 183
PageTitle: Page Number:
Decade Overview 1990 to 1999 188
George Herbert Walker Bush 194
President Profile 195
Domestic Events 199
International Events 205
Economic Overview 211
Policies 221
Presidential Pros & Cons 245

3. Table of Contents:
PageTitle: Page Number:
William Jefferson Clinton 250
President Profile 251
President Clinton’s First Term 255
Domestic Events 256
International Events 262
Economic Overview 268
Policies 278
President Clinton’s Second Term 298
Domestic Events 299
International Events 305
Economic Overview 311
Policies 321
Presidential Pros & Cons 334
PageTitle: Page Number:
Decade Overview 2000 to 2009 339
George Walker Bush 345
President Profile 346
President Bush’s First Term 350
Domestic Events 351
International Events 357
Economic Overview 363
Policies 373
President Bush’s Second Term 400
Domestic Events 401
International Events 407
Economic Overview 413
Policies 423
Presidential Pros & Cons 435

4. Table of Contents:
PageTitle: Page Number:
Decade Overview 2010 to 2016 441
Barack Hussein Obama II 446
President Profile 447
President Obama’s First Term 451
Domestic Events 452
International Events 458
Economic Overview 464
Policies 474
President Obama’s Second Term 497
Domestic Events 498
International Events 504
Economic Overview 510
Policies 520
Presidential Pros & Cons 537
PageTitle: Page Number:
Presidential Election 2016 543
Republican Candidate Profile 544
Democrat Candidate Profile 548
Candidates on the Issues 552
Work Cited 578

6. Decade Overview:
2010
• Deepwater Horizon explodes
• Haiti is struck by a devastating
earthquake
2011
• The death of Osama bin
Laden
• Japan is hit by a 9.0
earthquake and tsunami
2012
• London hosts the Olympic Games
• Windows 8 is released
2013
• The first gene therapy in the
Western world
• The 1st cloning of human
embryonic stem cells
2014
• NATO ends combat operations
in Afghanistan
• The newWorldTradeCenter is
opened

7. Decade Overview:
2015
• Lithuania joins the Eurozone
• The Eurasian Union is formed
2016
•Completion of the Panama Canal
expansion
•Three-person babies
Compiled by author from: futuretimeline.net

9. Domestic Events:
2013:
• Scientists grow a living
ear
• Boston Marathon
bombing
• IRS scandal of group
targeting
2014:
• The Affordable Care Act
goes into affect
• Ebola is in the US
• US Cuba Relations
2015:
• Death of Freddie Gray
• Pope Francis visits
• San Bernadino terrorist
attack
2016:
• Oregon militia surrender
• Harambe is shot
• Pulse shooting
Compiled by author from: endmemo.com

10. International Events:
2013:
• China’s Moon Rover lands
ands on Moon
• Nelson Mandela dies
• Iran Nuclear Deal
2014:
• Malaysia Air Plane Missing
• Ukraine Crisis
• South Korean Ferry Sinks
• MH17 is shot down
2015:
• The “Paris agreement”
• Paris terrorist attack
• Volkswagen emission
scandal
2016:
• Zika virus outbreak
• Benoît Violier found dead
• Pope Francis meets
Patriarch Kirill
• Brexit
Compiled by author from: endmemo.com

11. Economic
Overview:
An overview of the economic
state of the country during
President Obama’s second term.
Images from: Google Images

12. Gross Domestic Product:
$15.61
$15.98
$16.40
$16.55
2013 2014 2015 2016
Real GDP
(Trillion of US Dollars):
1.7%
2.4%
2.6%
2.2%
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
4.5%
2013 2014 2015 2016
Real GDP Growth Rate:
Compiled by author from: thebalance.com & fred.stlouisfed.org & tradingeconomics.com

13. Debt:
100.96%
102.34%
101.70%
105.38%
80.0%
85.0%
90.0%
95.0%
100.0%
105.0%
110.0%
2013 2014 2015 2016
Government Debt to GDP:
$16.74
$17.82
$18.15
$19.39
2013 2014 2015 2016
National Debt
(Trillions of US Dollars):
Compiled by author from: polidiotic.com & fred.stlouisfed.org

14. Investment:
$394.64
$343.44
$348.65
$357.19
2013 2014 2015 2016
Foreign Direct Investment
(Billion of US Dollars):
29.6%
11.4%
-0.6%
7.5%
-5.0%
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
30.0%
35.0%
2013 2014 2015 2016
S&P 500 Index Annual Returns:
Compiled by author from: databank.worldbank.org & forecast-chart.com & performance.morningstar.com

15. Employment:
146.19
148.51
151.02
152.83
2013
2014
2015
2016
Total Employed Persons
(Millions):
Compiled by author from: knoema.com & fred.stlouisfed.org
7.4%
6.2%
5.3%
4.9%
4.5%
5.0%
5.5%
6.0%
6.5%
7.0%
7.5%
8.0%
2013 2014 2015 2016
Unemployment Rate:

16. Inflation & Interest Rate:
Compiled by author from: thebalance.com & usinflationcalculator.com & knoema.com & data.oecd.org
1.5%
0.8%
0.7%
1.1%
0.0%
0.2%
0.4%
0.6%
0.8%
1.0%
1.2%
1.4%
1.6%
1.8%
2.0%
2013 2014 2015 2016
Inflation Rate:
1.59%
1.58%
2.24%
2.18%
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
2013 2014 2015 2016
Interest Rate:

17. Confidence & Ownership:
99.16
99.75
100.77
100.61
2013 2014 2015 2016
Consumer Confidence
Indicator:
Compiled by author from: data.oecd.org & fred.stlouisfed.org
65.13%
64.48%
63.65%
63.20%
58.0%
60.0%
62.0%
64.0%
66.0%
68.0%
70.0%
2013 2014 2015 2016
Home Ownership Rate:

18. Exports & Imports:
$2.29
$2.38
$2.26
$2.34
2013
2014
2015
2016
Exports Of Goods & Services
(Trillions of US Dollars):
$2.76
$2.87
$2.76
$2.85
2013
2014
2015
2016
Imports Of Goods And Services
(Trillions of US Dollars):
Compiled by author from: knoema.com & indexmundi.com

19. Policies:
Policies that were created during
President Obama’s second term.
Images from: Google Images

20. Domestic Policy:
Due to Republican resistance to Obama’s agenda led him to rely increasingly on
executive orders, regulations, vetoes, and other actions during his second term
Issuing the Climate Action
Plan
Vetoing the Keystone XL
Pipeline
Issuing an order to raise the
minimum wage for federal
contract employees
Requiring background
checks for purchasers of
guns at gun shows
Issuing an executive order
banning discrimination by
federal contractors on the
basis of sexual orientation
or gender identity
Creating MyRa’s to help
Americans without
pensions to save for
retirement
Cracking down on for-profit
colleges whose former
students have high levels of
student loan debt and low
incomes
Commuting the sentences
of over 240 drug and
firearms offenders in
federal prison
Compiled by author from: millercenter.org

21. Domestic Policy:
• Major American companies supported a strong international
climate agreement in Paris
• The also agreed to cut carbon pollution, boost clean energy,
and increase their low-carbon investment
• Over 80 businesses representing all 50 states with a
combined market capitalization of more than $5 trillion,
have committed to support the Paris climate process
The American
Business Act
on Climate
Pledge
Environment
Compiled by author from: whitehouse.gov

22. Domestic Policy:
The Clean Power Plan
Established the
first-ever
national carbon
pollution
standards for
power plants
Gives states
flexible, cost-
effective tools
to cut carbon
pollution from
plants
• Obama to set an ambitious goal of
reducing greenhouse gas emissions
economy-wide by 26-28% by 2025
• These goals are achievable largely due
to the measures taken by the public
and private sectors enabled
Compiled by author from: whitehouse.gov
Environment

23. Foreign Policy:
• Obama decided not to launch missile strikes in Syria in support of rebels fighting
• Even though the dictator had crossed the line by using chemical weapons
• Calling off a planned air attack on Syria at virtually the last minute, Obama
decided to refer the matter to Congress
• Obama then acceptedVladimir Putin’s offer to persuade Syria to get rid of its
chemical weapons
Syria

24. Foreign Policy:
ISIS was a former al Qaeda affiliate that took advantage of the
civil war in Syria and the lassitude of the Iraq government to
gain territory
InitiallyObama dismissed these fighters as a “Jayvee team”
However, his opinion changed with the release of videos
that graphically showed the beheading of two American
journalists
ISIS
Compiled by author from: millercenter.org

25. Foreign Policy:
• Countries agreed to reduce carbon emissions and
increase carbon trading
• Developed countries will contribute $100 billion a
year to assist emerging markets
• To keep global warming down to 2 degrees Celsius
above pre-industrial temperatures
What was
Agreed upon:
Climate
Change
International Climate Change Agreement:
Compiled by author from: millercenter.org

26. Foreign Policy:
• After 20 months of intensive
negotiations, a deal was that will
prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear
weapons
• Before, the time it would have taken
for Iran to gather enough material to
build a weapon was only 2 to 3
months
• Due to the deal, it will now take Iran
12 months or more
• Coupled with the monitoring and
access, if Iran tries, we will know and
sanctions will snap back into place
• In exchange, the US will begin lifting
its nuclear-related sanctions
Iran
Nuclear Agreement With Iran

27. Foreign Policy:
Reduces Iran’s stockpiles of enriched uranium
Reduces the number of Iran’s installed centrifuges by 2/3
Prevents Iran from producing weapon-grade plutonium
Tracks Iran's nuclear activities with robust transparency and inspections
Iran
What the Nuclear Agreement With Iran Does:
Compiled by author from: whitehouse.gov

28. Foreign Policy:
Sanctions on missile technology and conventional weapons
Terror list sanctions that identify Iran as a state sponsor of terror
Targeted sanctions on anyone connected with Iran's support of terror
Authority to target Iran's development of ballistic missiles
Authority to target Iran's human rights abuses and censorship
Authority to sanction Iran's destabilizing regional activities including in Syria andYemen
Iran
What Sanctions are to Remain in Place:
Compiled by author from: whitehouse.gov

29. Foreign Policy:
Eliminates over 18,000
DifferentTaxes on
Made in America
Exports
Includes the Strongest
Worker Protections of
AnyTrade Agreement
in History
Includes the Strongest
Environmental
Protections of Any
Trade Agreement in
History
Helps Small Businesses
Benefit from Global
Trade
Promotes E-
Commerce, Protects
Digital Freedom, and
Preserves an Open
Internet
TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership:
Compiled by author from: whitehouse.gov

30. Foreign Policy:
Levels the Playing
Field for US Workers
by Disciplining State-
Owned Enterprises
Prioritizes Good
Governance and
Fighting Corruption
Includes First Ever
Development Chapter
Capitalizes on
America’s Position as
the World Leader in
Services Exports
TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership:
Compiled by author from: whitehouse.gov

31. Foreign Policy:
Re-establish diplomatic
relations
More effectively empower
the Cuban people by
adjusting regulations
Facilitate an expansion of
travel to Cuba
Cuba
Here’s what the new approach will do:
Compiled by author from: whitehouse.gov

32. Presidential
Pros & Cons
Pros and cons of President
Obama’s two terms in office.
Images from: Google Images

33. Cons:
He didn’t heal
our racial
divisions
Failed to
reform
immigration
Ignored the
threat of a
resurgent
Russian
dictatorship
Compiled by author from: thefederalist.com

34. Cons:
Obamacare
Increased coverage may raise overall health care costs in the short-term
Families can only deduct medical expenses that exceed 10% of income
Pharmaceutical companies pay an extra $84.8 billion in fees over the next ten years
Taxes were raised in 2013 to help pay for Medicare costs
1.2% of the population will pay the tax rather than purchasing health insurance
Compiled by author from: thebalance.com

35. Pros:
Ended the 2008 Recession
Reformed Health Care
Regulated the Big Banks
2010Tax Cuts
Eliminated bin LadenThreat and Ended Iraq and AfghanistanWars
Compiled by author from: washingtonmonthly.com

36. Pros:
Obamacare
It lowers overall healthcare costs
Insurance companies can no longer deny anyone coverage for pre-existing conditions, drop them, or raise
premiums once they do get sick
It provides tax credits for insurance to the middle class
It lowers the budget deficit by $143 billion over the next 10 years
It expands Medicaid to 138% of the Federal poverty level
Compiled by author from: thebalance.com

37. Pros:
Nuclear
Agreement
with Iran
World's
Largest
Trade
Agreement
International
Climate
Change
Agreement
Job Growth
Deficit
Spending
has been cut
Compiled by author from: washingtonmonthly.com

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