US History › Section P · From the Reagan era to today › Topic P.4
Bill Clinton and the new economy
Bill Clinton steered the Democrats towards the centre, balanced the budget during a technology-driven boom and faced a Republican Congress, an impeachment and new dilemmas abroad. His presidency ended with one of the closest elections in American history.
In this topic
- The election of 1992
- Budgets and free trade
- Health care and the 1994 backlash
- Welfare reform and social policy
- Crime and domestic terrorism
- The new economy
- Worked example: from deficit to surplus
- A post-Cold War foreign policy
- Scandal and impeachment
- Worked example: the disputed election of 2000
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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