"We know big government does not have all the answers. We know there's not a program for every problem. We have worked to give the American people a smaller, less bureaucratic government in Washington. And we have to give the American people one that lives within its means. The era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the time when our citizens were left to fend for themselves." — Bill Clinton, State of the Union, January 23, 1996
Which Clinton-era policy best illustrates the centrist, pro-market governance reflected in this passage?
- A
Repealing the Federal Reserve Act
- B
Imposing high protective tariffs on Asian imports
- C
Nationalizing the U.S. healthcare system
- Dcheck_circle
Signing NAFTA in 1993 to expand free trade with Canada and Mexico
Explanation
NAFTA (1993) exemplified Clinton's New Democrat embrace of free trade and globalization, breaking with organized labor and aligning with pro-market centrism.