US History › Section P · From the Reagan era to today › Topic P.6
Domestic policy in the 2000s
At home, George W. Bush's presidency brought tax cuts, a sweeping education law and a new drug benefit for older Americans. It also brought a failed response to Hurricane Katrina and the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, which reshaped American politics.
In this topic
- Tax cuts and the return of deficits
- No Child Left Behind
- Medicare, faith and the 2004 election
- A second-term agenda stalls
- Hurricane Katrina
- Worked example: who was responsible for Katrina's toll?
- Scandal and the housing bubble
- Worked example: from bad loans to a global crisis
- The crash of 2008
- The Great Recession
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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