Transcript Obama Presidency notes - Windsor C

____ 1) Which state’s voting results were key to determining the
winner of the 2000 presidential election?
a. Ohio
b. Iowa
c. Texas
d. Florida
2) What finally decided the outcome of the 2000 presidential
election?
a. Congress
b. a state court judge
c. the U.S. Supreme Court
d. a nationwide popular vote
3) In his first term, President George W. Bush cut taxes to
a. finance education reform.
b. stimulate the economy.
c. increase budget deficits.
d. cover prescription drugs.
____ 4) Which group was directly responsible for the terrorist
attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001?
a. al Qaeda
b. the Taliban
c. Iraq forces
d. Afghanistan rebels
The 21st-Century
United States
Politics & Leaders
The Presidency
of
Barack Obama
Election of 2008
• Democratic candidates Barack Obama and
Hilary Clinton were choices but Obama was
chosen as the Democratic candidate.
• Obama ran against Senator John McCain
for the Republican party, who chose Sarah
Palin as his running mate
Hillary Clinton & Sarah Palin
were two important women
in the 2008 election
Election of
2008
Nominee:
Barack Obama
Party:
Democratic
Home state:
Illinois
Running mate: Joe Biden
Electoral vote:
365
Popular vote:
69,498,516
Percentage:
52.9%
John McCain
Republican
Arizona
Sarah Palin
173
59,948,323
45.7%
Condition of US at Election
• 2007 US in economic recession stemming from
mortgage crisis – worst since Great Depression of
1930s
• Unemployment steadily climbing toward 7%
• Home foreclosures grew
• Sept. 2008 the stock market plunged
• $700 billion bailout for banking industry abused
• War in Iraq and Afghanistan (war against terrorism)
still going on with more than 4,000 soldiers killed
and over 31,000 wounded
Taking Office
• Obama laid out ambitious agenda:
• Economic stimulus package and accountability of
institutions to American taxpayers
• Draw down war in Iraq & refocus military in
Afghanistan
• Reform nation’s healthcare insurance system
• Pass new laws to regulate Wall Street
• Federal government transparency
In Office
• February 2009—American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
passed (stimulus package)
• March 2010--Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act passed
• July 2010--Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act signed
• August 2010—announced “combat mission in Iraq has ended”
with increased military presence in Afghanistan
• May 2011—announced the death of al Qaeda leader Osama
bin Laden by US Navy Seals
Barack Obama (Democrat)
Mitt Romney (Republican)
Gary Johnson (Libertarian, Independent)
65,915,795 51.06%
60,933,504 47.20%
1,275,971 0.99%
Obama Numbers
2015
• 6,371,000 jobs added since 2008
• Unemployment 5.1% down from high 10% Oct. 2009
• Real weekly earning up 1.7%
• Corporate profits have tripled
• GDP up 3.7% annual rate in second quarter 2015
• Consumer spending grew at a rate of 2.9% in 2nd qtr
2015
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