How did the federal budget crisis affect the presidential election in 1996? People were disappointed that Clinton shut down the government. People had more negative feelings toward the Republican Party. People blamed Democrats for cuts made to social programs. People credited Republicans with ending the budget crisis.
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Welcome to QuestionCove! To begin, you must know what the `federal budget crisis of 1996` was. So, this was in late 1995, early 1996 I believe. The government had shut down due to the opposing views on the federal budget and how much should be spent where. The Democrats, under Clinton, had proposed a bill, but the Republicans in Congress refused to vote in favor of it. So, from this, we are going to `eliminate option A` because it was never Clinton's intent to close the government. We can also `eliminate option D` and this is because if the Republicans refused to vote for the bill, the crisis wouldn't end, it's last longer, meaning this is incorrect. Now from the explanation of the crisis that I gave you, which do you think is correct, `option B or C`? Keep in mind the Democrats were trying to pass a bill that the people would like, but the Republicans wouldn't vote with the Democrats, meaning it wouldn't be passed.
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