An overview of the 2016 election presidential candidates and their champagnes before November 2016.

1. A look at the presidents and political parties from 1981 to 2016. As well
as an overview of the current 2016 election.

2. Table of Contents:
PageTitle: Page Number:
History of US Political Parties 4
Overview of the Parties 5
Democrat 15
Republican 49
Decade Overview 1980 to 1989 84
Ronald Wilson Reagan 90
President Profile 91
President Reagan’s First Term 95
Domestic Events 96
International Events 102
Economic Overview 108
Policies 118
President Reagan’s Second Term 149
Domestic Events 150
International Events 156
Economic Overview 162
Policies 172
Presidential Pros & Cons 183
PageTitle: Page Number:
Decade Overview 1990 to 1999 188
George Herbert Walker Bush 194
President Profile 195
Domestic Events 199
International Events 205
Economic Overview 211
Policies 221
Presidential Pros & Cons 245

3. Table of Contents:
PageTitle: Page Number:
William Jefferson Clinton 250
President Profile 251
President Clinton’s First Term 255
Domestic Events 256
International Events 262
Economic Overview 268
Policies 278
President Clinton’s Second Term 298
Domestic Events 299
International Events 305
Economic Overview 311
Policies 321
Presidential Pros & Cons 334
PageTitle: Page Number:
Decade Overview 2000 to 2009 339
George Walker Bush 345
President Profile 346
President Bush’s First Term 350
Domestic Events 351
International Events 357
Economic Overview 363
Policies 373
President Bush’s Second Term 400
Domestic Events 401
International Events 407
Economic Overview 413
Policies 423
Presidential Pros & Cons 435

4. Table of Contents:
PageTitle: Page Number:
Decade Overview 2010 to 2016 441
Barack Hussein Obama II 446
President Profile 447
President Obama’s First Term 451
Domestic Events 452
International Events 458
Economic Overview 464
Policies 474
President Obama’s Second Term 497
Domestic Events 498
International Events 504
Economic Overview 510
Policies 520
Presidential Pros & Cons 537
PageTitle: Page Number:
Presidential Election 2016 543
Republican Candidate Profile 544
Democrat Candidate Profile 548
Candidates on the Issues 552
Work Cited 578

6. Republican
Candidate
Profile:
Images from: Google Images
Donald JohnTrump, Sr.

7. Profile:
Born in 1946, in Queens,
NewYork
In 1971, he became
involved in large,
profitable building
projects in Manhattan
In 1980, he opened the
Grand Hyatt, which
made him the city's
best-known developer
In 2004, Trump began
starring in hit reality
series
2015Trump announced
his candidacy for
president of the US on
the Republican ticket
Compiled by author from: biography.com

8. Trump the Business Man:
• Trump followed his father into a career in real estate development
• In the 1970sTrump became involved in large building projects in Manhattan
• Trump's business practices were called into question when the federal government filed a
complaint
• Claimed there was a violation of the Fair Housing Act
• In 2004Trump took advantage of his high-profile persona and began producing and
starring in the NBC reality series The Apprentice

9. Trump the Politician:
• Trump's career in politics began when
he announced he was considering
running for president in 2012
• He had a prior association with the
"Birther" movement
• A fringe group that staunchly believed
Obama was not born in the US
• Trump made his ambitions official
when he announced his run for
president on the Republican ticket
• Trump's his scathing remarks about
Mexicans and immigration during the
campaign caused NBC to sever ties

10. Democratic
Candidate
Profile:
Images from: Google Images
Hillary Diane Rodham
Clinton

11. Profile:
Born in 1947, in
Chicago, Illinois
Earned her law degree
fromYale University
In 1975 Married fellow
law school graduate Bill
Clinton
Served as first lady from
1993 to 2001
Served as a US senator
from 2001 to 2009
Clinton then served as
Secretary of State until
2013
In 2016, became the 1st
woman in US to
become the presidential
nominee of a major
party
Compiled by author from: biography.com

12. Clinton’s Political Career:
Fought for children and families for 40 years and counting
Helped provide millions of children with health care
Helped get 9/11 first responders the health care they needed
Told the world that “women’s rights are human rights”
Stood up for LGBT rights at home and abroad
Compiled by author from: hillaryclinton.com

13. Clinton’s Political Career:
Helped expand health care and family leave for military
families
Negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Negotiated the toughest sanctions Iran has ever
faced
Became the first woman in history to top a major-
party presidential ticket
Compiled by author from: hillaryclinton.com

14. Candidates on
the Issues:
Images from: Google Images

15. Clinton vsTrump:
• Wants to address income inequality through increased taxes on the wealthy
• A 4% surtax on incomes over $5m
• A boost in the capital gains tax
• Treating "carried interest" income earned by hedge fund managers as income
• Closing of "tax loopholes" for the wealthy
• An increase in the estate tax
• Has called for higher tax breaks for healthcare and education spending for middle-class families
• The top 1% would pay for roughly 3/4 of these tax increases
Clinton:
Taxes

16. Clinton vsTrump:
• Latest plan would cost the US government about $5.9 trillion in revenue over 10 years
• Current plan includes:
• Reducing the number of tax brackets from 7 to 3
• Cutting corporate taxes
• Eliminating the estate tax
• Increasing the standard deduction for individual filers
• The top 1% of earners would see their income increase by double-digits, while the bottom
quarter gets a boost of up to 1.9%
Trump:
Taxes

17. Clinton vsTrump:
• Wants to invest in:
• Advanced manufacturing
• Technology
• Renewable energy
• Small businesses
• Plans to increase employment training
• Independent experts estimate that 10 million jobs will be created
Clinton:
Job Creation

18. Clinton vsTrump:
• Wants to create 25 million jobs over 10 years
• Says too many jobs are being lost to other countries
• Plans to boost job creation by:
• Reducing the corporate tax rate
• Investing in infrastructure
• Cutting the trade deficit
• Lowering taxes
• Removing regulations
Trump:
Job Creation

19. Clinton vsTrump:
• Wants to continue normalizing the immigration status of long-term
undocumented residents and their families
• Has called for comprehensive immigration reform that includes:
• A means for undocumented immigrants to obtain permanent legal residency
• A means to obtain US citizenship
• Opposes privately run detention facilities
Clinton:
Immigration

20. Clinton vsTrump:
• HIs signature issue-Wants to build a wall along the 2,000-plus-mile US-Mexico border
• Has called for reductions in legal immigration
• Has called for more stringent efforts to reduce the number of migrants living in the US
• Has backed away from earlier calls for the forced deportation of undocumented migrants
living on US soil and temporarily closing the US border to all Muslims
Trump:
Immigration

21. Clinton vsTrump:
• Supported the US war in Iraq - a position which she now regrets - and was an advocates for
the US air campaign in Libya
• She has called on the US to take on an expanded role in fighting ISIS
• Wants to impose a no-fly zone and arm Syrian rebels
• Also supports arming Kurdish Peshmerga fighters
• Supports a continued US military presence in Afghanistan, and firmly backs the US role in
NATO
Clinton:
Foreign Policy

22. Clinton vsTrump:
• Has criticized the IraqWar and other US military action in the Middle East
• Has called for closer relations with Putin
• Says US allies and NATO should spend more on their own protection
• Emphasizes that US foreign policy must always prioritizeAmerican interests
• Has also taken a hard stance toward combating ISIS
Trump:
Foreign Policy

23. Clinton vsTrump:
• Once called theTrans-Pacific Partnership the "gold standard" for international
trade agreements
• Is now opposesTPP and the Central American FreeTrade Agreement as they are
currently formulated
• Believes that the US needs trade with the rest of the world, but we have failed to
provide the basic safety net support for workers
Clinton:
Trade Deals

24. Clinton vsTrump:
• Says he is not opposed to trade, but any trade deals have to protect US industry
• Firmly against theTrans-Pacific Partnership and has said that he will renegotiation
on already signed pacts
• Has accused US trading partners of:
• Unfair trade practices
• Currency manipulation
• Intellectual property theft
Trump:
Trade Deals

25. Clinton vsTrump:
• Called for an increase in the number of resettlement of Syrian refugees
• Cautions that the refugees should be "carefully vetted“
• Notes that current procedures already involve a multi-year application process
• Says the US has a history of welcoming those fleeing oppression and violence
Clinton:
Refugees

26. Clinton vsTrump:
• Has been warning that admitting refugees from Muslim nations presents threat
• Often cites debunked internet rumors
• Has called for the US to suspend resettling refugees until "extreme vetting"
procedures can be implemented
• He asserts that nations in the Middle must do more to create safe zones for those
fleeing the violence
Trump:
Refugees

27. Clinton vsTrump:
• Says climate change is a threat to American security
• Supports stringent regulation of the energy industry
• Opposes expanded drilling in Alaska and the construction of the Keystone pipeline
• Has refused to back a moratorium fracking
Clinton:
Climate
Change

28. Clinton vsTrump:
• Has issued no official position statements on environmental issues
• Has said he opposes what he views as economically damaging environmental
regulations
• He supports clean water and air, but wants to slash funding to the EPA
• Calls climate change "a hoax" and would "cancel" the Paris Agreement and other
international efforts to address the issue
Trump:
Climate
Change

29. Clinton vsTrump:
• She is against efforts to ban the procedure after 20 weeks of pregnancy
• She opposes state legislation that increases regulation of abortion and is in favor
of allowing funding for non-profit organizations
• She has criticized conservative efforts to cut off government funding for Planned
Parenthood's women's health efforts
Clinton:
Abortion

30. Clinton vsTrump:
• Said that abortions should be illegal and he supported "some form of punishment" for
women who had them
• Believe the legality of the procedure should be left up to individual states, with any
criminal penalties being reserved for abortion providers
• Says he supports an abortion ban exception for "rape, incest and the life of the mother“
• Has called for defunding Planned Parenthood
Trump:
Abortion

31. Clinton vsTrump:
• Has spoken out against "mass incarceration" and mandatory minimum sentences
• Says that there is still racial bias in police departments that must be addressed
• Supports laws prohibiting racial profiling and wants to emphasize rehabilitation
over long prison sentences
• She says policies allowing police to "stop and frisk" have proven ineffective
Clinton:
Law & Order

32. Clinton vsTrump:
• Says law enforcement agencies are unable to fight crime because of runaway
"political correctness"
• Says police profiling is necessary to prevent terrorist attacks and supports "stop
and frisk“
Trump:
Law & Order

33. Clinton vsTrump:
• Has pledged that no family will spend more than 10% of household income on
childcare
• Wants to help low-income parents by expanding the state-run programmers
• Promises to make pre-school education universal for every four-year-old in the US
Clinton:
Child Care

34. Clinton vsTrump:
• Has called for six weeks of paid maternity leave
• This would not apply to fathers
Trump:
Child Care

35. Clinton vsTrump:
• Supports tighter background checks and a ban on assault weapons
• She denies the Second Amendment is in peril if she is in the White House
Clinton:
Gun Laws

36. Clinton vsTrump:
• Has blamed some shootings on lax gun laws
• Says armed people could have intervened and saved lives
• Accuses his opponent of wanting to eliminate the Second Amendment
Trump:
Gun Laws

37. Clinton vsTrump:
• Has condemned lobbyists and believes the best way to rein them in is to publicly
shame them
• However, has utilized lobbyists to fundraise more cash than any other Democrat
or Republican candidate in this election cycle
Clinton:
Lobbyists

38. Clinton vsTrump:
• Wants to create restrictions on lobbyists
• Proposes a five-year ban preventing government officials who have recently departed the
government from immediately joining lobbying firms
• Wants a lifetime lobbying ban on any former administration officials who have previously
worked on behalf of foreign governments
• Has called on Congress to change campaign finance laws to stop anyone who lobbies for
foreign governments from raising funds for US elections
Trump:
Lobbyists

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