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William Jefferson Clinton
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"New Democrat" and two-term president who reformed welfare, championed NAFTA, and was impeached
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NAFTA
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The Clinton-era treaty (1994) that increased trade with Mexico
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Contract With America
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The document drafted by Newt Gingrich in hopes of winning Republican control of the Senate
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George W. Bush
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President who used the federal surplus for a huge tax cut; former governor of Texas and the son of a president
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Service Sector
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The area of the economy that experienced explosive growth in the 1990s
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GATT
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A new treaty that lowered trade barriers such as tariffs, and established the World Trade organization (WTO) to resolve disputes
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Telecommunication Act of 1996
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A law enacted in 1966 to remove barriers that had previously prevented communication companies from engaging in more than one type of communications business
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Genetic Engineering
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Altering the molecular biology of organisms' cells to create new varieties of bacteria, plants and animals
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Urban Flight
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Term for the widespread movement of Americans from cities to the suburbs
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Proposition 187
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California law cutting education and nonemergency health benefits to illegal immigrants; never implemented
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