Domestic+Policy

In 1992, Bill Clinton was elected President. He was elected after the Republican President Bush's popularity declined because of the failing economy. Shortly after Clinton was elected, Congress passed the Family Medical Leave Act. This act gave workers 12 unpaid weeks off of work for the birth of a newborn, serious illness, or for the care of immediate family who had an illness. Clinton also signed the Brady Bill which controlled the use of guns. This bill was to decrease violence. Along the same lines, the "Anti-Bully Policy" and "Zero Tolerance Act" were enforced to reduce violence after the Columbine school shooting and the Oklahoma City Bombing. This bombing occurred in 1995 when a terrorist bombed a government building which killed 168 people and injured more than 800. The Colorado Columbine shooting took place in in 1999 when 12 students were killed and 24 wounded. In the mid 1990's, the economy came out of the recession and was doing well. Because of this, Clinton was elected to a second term in 1996, but he was impeached in February 1999 for perjury and obstruction of justice. He had been previously been accused of sexual harassment and for involvment in the the Whitewater Development Corporation but was only proved guilty for having a relationship with a White House intern.