How Did Bill Clinton Impact On Society

Like any two people in the world Franklin D. Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan both have their own views about war, women’s rights, gay rights, foreign policy, and many other problems facing our country. These two presidents have greatly impacted our country since they were in office. Roosevelt and Reagan have helped shape our country into what it is today.

On the turn of the 5th decade of the 20th century, America was ready for a change. The change they made was to elect John Fitzgerald Kennedy as president of the United States and V.P. Lyndon Baines Johnson. LBJ and JFK were elected as president, with similarities between the two, as well a common vision for America. However, they came from vastly different backgrounds during their lifetime, which affected how they ran the country as they were the president.

President Kennedy and President Johnson had policies that lead America to the nation it is today. Although many policies were successful, both Johnson and Kennedy had committed some errors. This didn't stop the evolution of America or either of the hard working presidents on accomplishing what they both intended to do while in their time of presidency.

These events had a major impact on the country at that time. He had to face obstacles that presidents before him had not faced, but there was also one that was an old issue that was being reopened. This was the controversy over the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States. The other major obstacles were the nullification controversy and the treatment of the Cherokee Nation.

When discussing modern day politics, it is hard to ignore two former presidents that shaped the core policies of their respective parties. Upon first look, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald

During the 1992 presidential campaign, Governor Bill Clinton promoted implementing an act that would grant families a temporary medical leave under certain circumstances. He pushed for a change in the labor law that would protect workers that were caring for their families. Once

The thirty second president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt was a central and key figure during the many terms he served under the presidency. He has got America through the Great Depression and World War 2. Franklin’s predecessor, Herbert Hoover was the first to lead the American people out of the Great Depression but his policies he enforced at that time led to his downfall because of the inability to end the downward economic spiral. Both presidents immensely helped the nation using the different policies that either defined them as a liberal or conservative. Roosevelt is a liberal with the various acts and government involvement enforced by him, and Hoover a conservative with his “hands off method”.

During his presidency, he faced many challenges, both foreign and domestic. A foreign challenge that he faced was when the French Revolution happened. In

Bush presidency. For starters the Americans with Disability act not only provides protection for the disabled in different sectors of their lives such as jobs, transportation and even public life but it guaranteed equal opportunities for individual regardless of your race, sex, religion and more. Another huge legislative accomplishment was the passage of the Clean Air Act making it one of the initial influential laws on protecting our environment and specifically taking responsibility as a nation for our waste and pollution. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act which served as a sense of accountability and ultimately aid to those exposed to ration caused by nuclear test was also passed during his Presidency along with the Immigration Act that led to a 40 percent increase in legal immigration. He even fought Congress to provide a bill that would help cops apprehend delinquents and a law that would improve the highways in the United States. On top of those major amendments Bush pushed for an increase in several budgets such as education, childcare and the advancement of technology and research in the field. (Sinclair 2002)

presidency we can see the events that shaped him as a person and an American leader.

When you think of influential presidents you think Abraham Lincoln or Bill Clinton? When someone mentions influential presidents to me, I think of Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. They were both elected for two terms, but each of them was seen either in a positive light or a negative light. On television, Nixon said, “I am not a crook,” but that is what he is known for even today. Although, Reagan was the oldest president elected into office, in my opinion; he was the most prominent political figure serving his eight full years as President of the United States. We will look at Richard Nixon’s and Ronald Reagan’s life before presidency, their leadership qualities, and their office accomplishments.

Both Clinton and the Republicans agreed to focus on decreasing the crime rate and teen pregnancy. During this time, the crime rates increased as well as teen pregnancy and unemployment. Clinton says, “the crime rate, the welfare and food stamp rolls, the poverty rate and the teen pregnancy rate are all down,” (31-9). The Republicans wrote acts on how to deal with these issues, such as “the taking back our streets act” and “the personal responsibility act,” (31-8). Another issue both the Republicans and Clinton agree on is budget and tax cuts. Clinton believed that by cutting taxes, and lowering interest rates, would allow people to have more spending money. By the people having more money to spend, they will be able to invest in businesses and this will ultimately create new jobs. The Republicans created an act to enable tax cuts called “the fiscal responsibility act,”(31-8). Next, both Clinton and the Republicans talked about the American Dream. The Republicans say that the American Dream is too far out of reach for most families due to the taxes. Clinton is in search for how to make the American Dream a reality. Lastly, both Bill Clinton and the Republicans believed in limited government. Bill Clinton states, “we know big government does not have all the answers,” (31-9). Years before Clinton became president, big government was always the answer. Clinton realized that it

It can be argued that Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who served as President from March 1933 to April 1945, made a considerable impact on the United States. Historical evidence suggests that FDR can be considered to have accomplished more during his twelve years of presidency to impact American civilization and politics than any previous American President, excluding Lincoln. Although FDR’s impact was partially due to the results of the American state of affairs; the Great Depression and the emerge of Germany and Japan’s war path, his solutions to the problems he confronted made him an impactful President. Americans elected FDR President in 1932 largely seeing as it was thought he had the ability to rectify the Depression more successfully than

He also tried to lift the U.S. out of the Great Depression, but to no avail. He adopted the “Good neighbor” policy which helped better the relations with Latin America. Dwight D. Eisenhower was a supreme allied commander in WW2. He worked to bring peace to the world, after WW2, and helped increase the social welfare programs. He also helped to end the Korean War and sent troops to Little Big rock so African American kids could attend school. Lyndon B. Johnson became president after Kennedy was killed, and escalated the war in Vietnam. He created a war on poverty and, because of his unpopularity, did not seek a second term. Woodrow Wilson tried to keep America out of WW1 but later declared war on Germany. He was a college professor, college president and the governor of New Jersey. He founded the League of Nations, a early version of the United Nations, and was determined invalid to serve the rest of his term due to a stroke in 1919. Thomas Jefferson was one of the founding fathers and a author to the draft of the Declaration of Independence. He sent Lewis and Clark out to explore new US territory. He was a legislator, lawyer, diplomat, architect, inventor, agriculturalists, and a writer. Ronald Reagan helped to free hostages from Iran and saw the downfall of the communist Soviet Union. He also lowered US taxes, got us out of the Cold War, and provided more than 16 million

Clinton impressed people with the idea of a family man in office. He was focused and charismatic. Better economy was what the American people wanted so that is what his goal was. During his reign he went through more scandals and controversies than any other president. He was impeached, yet despite all, he was loved by America. Our economy prospered and we had better diplomatic relations. The American people wanted change for the better and so they elected William Jefferson Clinton for their forty-second president of the United States of America.