CONTEMPORARY AMERICA 1992 2013
BILL CLINTON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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President Clinton became the 1st Democratic president to secure a 2nd term since FDR. (True/False)
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Clinton’s second term saw the first federal budget surpluses since the 1960s, but was partially overshadowed by his impeachment in 1998. His impeachment arose after he denied having an affair with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky under oath and telling Lewinsky to do the same.
Detailed explanation-2: -Clinton easily won the runoff, receiving 69% of the popular vote. In the general election, he challenged the incumbent Republican representative John Paul Hammerschmidt.
Detailed explanation-3: -Clinton was elected president in the 1992 presidential election, defeating incumbent Republican president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot.
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