1885-1889
Political Party: Democrat
Main Issue: Dispute with Canada over fishing rights. Controversy over the back of money by either gold or silver, or the issue of bimetallism. Institutions accepted one or the other, causing havoc and inflation/deflation.
23) Benjamin Harrison
1889-1893
Political Party: Democrat
Main Issue: Pullman Strike .Harrison’s presidency is marked by the high McKinley tariff, higher than pre-civil war tariffs and the highest in American history. He attempted to make it better than it seemed by introducing reciprocity policies.
24) Grover Cleveland
1893-1897
Political Party: Democrat
Main Issue: Surplus in the US Treasury was high, so Cleveland advocated tariff reform …show more content…
40) Ronald Reagan 1981-1989
Political Party: Republican
Main Issue: Reagan put forth simple ideas during his campaign against Carter, such as lower taxes to initiate the economy, a strong national defense, states’ rights, and less government involvement in people’s lives.
41) George H.W. Bush 1989-1993
Political Party: Republican
Main Issue: He gave the “thousand points of light” speech, which gave Americans the image of what he wanted the country to be like, with capital punishment, gun rights, prayer in schools, and an opposition to abortion. He also ensured his opposition to any new taxes.
42) Bill Clinton
1993-2001
Political Party: Democratic
Main Issue: Clinton’s skyrocketing approval ratings plummeted after he took back his promise not to raise or add any new taxes. He defended himself by reinstating that Bush was not able to uplift the same promise either.
43) George W. Bush 2001-2009
Political Party: Republican Main Issue: Both emphasized that he was a more conservative Republican. His campaign rode along cutting taxes, improving education, aiding minorities, and increasing the size of the military