CHAPTER 34: section 4-GUIDED READING

1. a. Who ran as a Republican?: the nomination for the republican party was George Bush Sr.
b. Why did he fail to convince voters to support him?: he failed to convince voters to support him because he did not have a plan to get the country out of a recession.

2. a. Who ran as an independent?: the candidate for the independent party was H. Ross Perot.
b. What created an opportunity for this independent candidacy? the opportunity that was created fro this candidacy was an aabnormally high federal budget deficit.

3. a. Who ran as a Democrat?: the candidate for the democrat party was Bill Clinton.
b. What helped him win?: the thing that helped him win was his promise to move the democrat party further in the middle. he also wanted to help in a growht of the economy by encouraging private businesses.

4. What did Clinton achieve in domestic policy?: Clinton acheived a surplus in the governments budget

5. What did Clinton achieve in foreign policy?: furthered cooperation with Russia and china to improve trade and relations.

6. What goals did the contract set for Republican leaders?: the goals were ten items Republicans promised to enact if they won control of Congress. They included congressional term limits, a balanced budget

7. How did Clinton and the Senate undermine the contract?: the clash between the houses caused the government to close down for up to a week.