The American Vote
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1992

Lesson plan.
Bill Clinton vs George H. W. Bush — Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeated incumbent George Bush as billionaire Ross Perot ran the most successful third-party campaign since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. Perot won 18.9% of the popular vote and no electoral votes; exit polls showed he drew roughly equally from both major-party candidates. Clinton won with 43% of the popular vote. Clinton's campaign team's internal motto was 'It's the economy, stupid,' capitalizing on the 1990-91 recession. Clinton became the first Democratic president elected since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
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Contents of each grade band’s packet
BandReadingVocabularyQuestionsDiscussionAlso
K-2460 words4 terms31 promptimage, answer key
3-51460 words5 terms41 promptanswer key
6-8840 words7 terms62 promptsprimary source, answer key
9-12741 words7 terms72 promptsprimary source, answer key
AP704 words8 terms81 promptprimary source, second source, long essay, answer key
Primary sources quoted
  • Acceptance Address at Democratic National Convention
    Bill Clinton, July 16, 1992 · 6-8, 9-12, AP
    Clinton, "Acceptance Address at Democratic National Convention" (New York, July 16, 1992). Fair use under 17 USC §107 — educational excerpt of public political speech, ≤150 words.
  • Larry King Live Announcement
    Ross Perot, February 20, 1992 · AP
    Perot, "Larry King Live Announcement" (CNN broadcast, February 20, 1992). Fair use under 17 USC §107 — educational excerpt of public political appearance, ≤150 words.
Quick quiz

Five questions on 1992

Every answer here is read off the 1992 returns — the same rows the packets below are built from.

  1. Who won the 1992 presidential election?

    • ABill Clinton
    • BGeorge H. W. Bush
    • CMichael Dukakis
    • DBob Dole

  2. Which party did the winner of the 1992 election represent?

    • AIndependent
    • BRepublican
    • CProgressive
    • DDemocratic

  3. How many electoral votes did Bill Clinton win in 1992?

    • A168
    • B426
    • C270
    • D370

  4. Which of these states did Bill Clinton carry in 1992?

    • AWashington
    • BSouth Dakota
    • CNebraska
    • DSouth Carolina

  5. Which era of American politics does the 1992 election belong to?

    • ACold War Realignment
    • BModern Polarization
    • CFirst Party System
    • DReconstruction

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