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The New President: -George H.W. Bush succeeded Ronald Reagon in office and he brought a lot of military experience with him, he was a pilot in WWII(he won a medal for bravery),he left Connecticut to start an oil business in Texas, he served as a member of congress, an ambassador, and as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. -He tried to maintain the balance between reagon's policies and working more closely with congress.

Drugs, Education, and the Environment: -bush spoke out strongly on the need to control the spread of drugs. -the federal deficit would rule out expensive new antidrugnprograms. -william bennett appointed special "drug czar",then resigned claiming drug use had begun to drop among some populations.

The Savings and Loans Crisis: -bush admin. set up a federal agecies to take over failed banks, sell them, or sell off their assets. -high interest rates, and choose where to invest their money. -many S&L's went bankrupt because their loans were not paid back.

Reducing the Deficit: -if they did not pass the a budget by october 1, the automatic budget cuts called for in the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act would go into effect. -after days of bargaining late into the night, congress and the president finally came to an agreement that would cut the deficit by nearly $500 billionover 5 years.

The Election of 1990: -the public saw a congress unwilling to make different choices on raising taxes or cutting programs. -congress found voter in an angry mood. -in 14 states voters elected governors from a diff. party from those who had been in office.

Flags and the Supreme Court: -the court struck down a Texas law that made burning the american flag a crime. -supporters of the amendment said it was taking away from the right to free speech. -abortion, race and sex discrimination, and the death penalty were also issues the supreme court faced. -New Hampshire judge, David Souter took Brennan's place and took office in october 1990.