Bush and Clinton Crossword

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  1. 4. what was torn down during Bush's presidency?
  2. 5. Clinton targeted democratic and ______ voters.
  3. 7. Hillary Clinton was appointed a task force on health care and was considered a ________ for better healthcare.
  4. 9. Events in Eastern Europe and _________ permitted cuts on military spending.
  5. 10. Clinton’s first budget limited federal spending, ______ income taxes by 40% on the richest Americans, cut taxes for low income Americans, and introduced a federal gasoline tax.
  6. 13. The new supreme court, under Bush's influence, reduced the scope of __________ rights.
  7. 14. Where did riots break out for speaking against the injustice done to Rodney King, a young African American?
  8. 17. Bush agreed to increase income taxes on the wealthy, but was still never able to make a significant _______ in the budget deficit.
  9. 19. The economy was enjoying the ____ period in US history, under Clinton’s rule.
  10. 21. who did Bush serve as Vice President too.
  11. 22. Clinton was caught in a scandal for having an _____ with a white house intern.
  12. 23. Ross Perot received _____ percent of the total vote during the 1992 presidential election.
  13. 26. A _____ of military spending and closing of military bases at the end of the Cold War boosted the civilian economy.
  14. 28. Which country did the US suffer a steady loss of manufacturing jobs too after the US Steel industry collapsed.
  15. 29. The reason Clinton won was because many Amercans ________ Bush was not doing enough to fight against the recession.
  16. 30. How many people were killed during the Rodney King riots?
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  1. 1. Clinton was a ______ who supported welfare reform, free trade, lower taxes on the middle class, and tough measures on crime.
  2. 2. Clinton increased ______ money for prisons.
  3. 3. Clinton promised an ______ agenda of reform.
  4. 6. The Soviet Union _______ and was replaced by the Common Wealth of Independent States.
  5. 8. In the election campaign, Clinton ______ health insurance and healthcare reform.
  6. 11. Bush declared a _______ but refused to go farther by removing Saddam Hussein from power.
  7. 12. Act that Bush signed to end discrimiation fo disabled people in _______ and in public accommodations.
  8. 15. Contract with _____ was a book length contract that was endorsed by Republican candidates in an attempt to gain control of the House of Representatives.
  9. 16. Clinton banned sales of ________ weapons
  10. 18. ________ Europe moved from communism to Democracy.
  11. 20. Clinton made it easier to export computers and other high tech goods abroad by eliminating Cold War ________.
  12. 24. Bush _____ to continue Reagan's policies but with greater compassion to the impoverished.
  13. 25. What third party candidate of the 1992 presidential election weakened Bush's authority.
  14. 27. Bush sent US ______ to Panama, where they restored their democratically elected leaders.