Question

what big promise did president clinton make when he campaigned for president of the united states?

a. more government involvement in areas that presidents reagan and bush had ignored to help the people.
b. less government involvement to ensure that the people controlled their own outcome.
c. decreased taxes to help businesses that were having to downsize.
d. increasing military involvement around the world to ramp

Explanation:

Analyze Clinton's 1992 campaign platform

Bill Clinton campaigned as a "New Democrat," which sought a third-way approach between traditional liberal policies and conservative Reagan-era policies. A central theme of his campaign was to reform welfare and reduce the size and scope of the federal government, famously declaring later that "the era of big government is over."

Evaluate the options

• Option (a) suggests more government involvement, which contradicts his "New Democrat" platform of limiting government dependency.
• Option (b) aligns with his platform of reducing government dependency and promoting individual responsibility to let people control their own outcomes.
• Option (c) focuses on tax cuts specifically for downsizing businesses, which was not his primary campaign promise.
• Option (d) suggests increasing global military involvement, whereas his campaign focused heavily on domestic economic issues ("It's the economy, stupid").

Answer:

• a. More government involvement in areas that Presidents Reagan and Bush had ignored to help the people.
• b. Less government involvement to ensure that the people controlled their own outcome. (Correct answer)
• c. Decreased taxes to help businesses that were having to downsize.
• d. Increasing military involvement around the world to ramp