Within all of your answers you MUST draw specific examples (CITE YOUR SOURCES INFORMALLY) from as much of the course source material (LOCATED IN THE CONTENT LEARNING MODULES) as possible: this includes primary and secondary source readings, PowerPoint presentations and video segments (where applicable), etc. Make it very clear that you derive your ideas from the course content/sources available to you. Sources must be cited informally within the text of your article. Please include the name of the document or source and its author. List your primary and secondary sources separately at the end of your article. Must have MLA citation page
Topic One: The 1990s
Describe the Clinton Administrations domestic agenda. What were his major policy initiatives/accomplishments?
Describe the major international initiatives of the Clinton administration in the aftermath of the Cold War. In your opinion, how effective were his initiatives?
Clinton was, at the time, only the second president to be impeached. Describe the impeachment process as it pertains to Clinton. Did the Republicans achieve their aims in their effort to impeach the president? Do you think they over-reached in their efforts? Why or why not?
What was NAFTA and what did it try to accomplish? Was it successful, if so how? Use detail in your answers.
Who tends or tended to resist trade agreements like NATFA? What were/are their reasons for resistance? Who seems to benefit most from free trade?
The Great Recession and Income Equality in the United States:
First, what were the causes of the Great Recession? Next, compare and contrast the Bush Administrations responses to the economic crisis with those of President Obamas Administration. Do you agree with either of their tactics? Why are why not? Finally, can a bank or corporation be too big to fail? Be specific as you can given the source material available.
Describe the nature of income inequality in the United States focusing on the period between 1980 and the election of Donald Trump in the 2016 (though you may describe it historically as well). What might be some of the causes of such disparities in wealth? How have people reacted politically to this huge rise in income disparity? Is such income disparity sustainable?
