Amsco APUSH Chapter 31 (2023/2024) Already Passed

Amsco APUSH Chapter 31 (2023/2024) Already Passed political polarization Parties became regionally divided, traditional, religious, and anti-govt were often in rural and suburban areas as Republicans. Liberals were found commonly in urban areas like cities and voted Democratic Southern white conservatives Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, and Trent Lott took over the leadership of the Republican, making it more conservative and partisan. gerrymandered "safe seats" Democrats and Republicans manipulated congressional districts to create "safe seats", which rewarded partisanship and discouraged compromise in Congress election of 2000 Al Gore won the popular vote, George W. Bush won the electoral vote. Closest election in history. The Supreme Court settled the election in Bush's favor [sketchy] George W. Bush George H.W. Bush's son, President from . War on Terror Al Gore Clinton's vp, wrote Earth in Balance and Inconvenient Truth, won the Nobel peace prize, Lost in 2000 election to Bush [ but one the popular vote..] Bush v. Gore Supreme Court majority ruled that the varying standards used in Florida's recount violated the Equal-Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, Al Gore ended the election crisis by accepting the ruling :-( . Bush tax cuts Bush cut taxes on the top tax bracket [richest people], gradually eliminated estate taxes, increased child tax credits, gave all taxpayer immediate rebate. Bush pushed for tax cuts for stock dividends, capital gains, + married couples. [criticized bc he basically gave more benefits to richest 5% of the US , + caused national debt to double] No Child Left Behind Act aimed to improve student performance and close the gap between rich students and poor students in the public schools nationwide. Gave students the right to transfer to better schools, stronger reading programs, + training high-quality teachers Enron, corporate corruption Enron "cooked the books" [said they were making more $ then they were] with the help of accounting companies. v sketchy [think the great depression - 2008 recession] campaign finance reform Legislation aimed at placing limits on political candidates accepting money and gifts from individuals and special interest groups housing bubble When the stock market turned to shit again many investors put their money into real estate instead, creating a speculative "bubble" that would burst in Bush's second term election of 2004 Bush was reelected against John Kerry. Bush made the war on terror the centerpeice of the election while also energizing his conservative base by invoking traditional religious values John Kerry 2004 Presidential candidate, Senate of MA, Democratic candidate privatization of Social Security Bush encouraged Americans to invest part of their Social Security payroll deductions into various market investments Hurricane Katrina When the hurricane hit, FEMA failed to anticipate and respond to the crisis resulting in more than 1,000 deaths, a thousands of mostly poor people left in desperate conditions corruption in Congress Republican's reputation's were tarnished by scandals including, taking bribes form lobbyists, committing perjury and obstruction of justice, + having improper relations with congressional pages John Roberts Bush appointed him to the Supreme Court as chief justice, which increased conservative majorities in the federal courts Samuel Alito Bush appointed him to the Supreme Court, which increased conservative majorities in the federal courts border security After the 9/11 commissions report, the most significant area that needed to be reformed was how easily potential terrorists could enter and exit the