Transcript Aim: Should President Clinton have been impeached?

Aim: Should President Clinton have
been impeached?
Do Now: Quiz
Bill Clinton
• Governor of Arkansas
• Elected in 1992
Health Care Reform
• Presented to congress a plan for all Americans
to have healthcare
• Critics said it was too expensive
Impeachment
• 1998 a special prosecutor accused Clinton of
several offenses (lying under oath about a
relationship with an intern)
• Clinton was impeached on Dec 19, 1998 for
perjury and obstruction of justice
• Senate acquitted Clinton
North American Free Trade Agreement
• NAFTA
• U.S., Canada and Mexico
• Attempted to break down trade barriers
between the nations
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