Information on Obama's Presidential Term

1. Barack Obama
By: Julian, Hannah, Vinny, Reagan

2. Obama’s Past
● Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on
August 4th, 1961 (Leo). He never had a close
relationship with his father who was born in
Kenya as his mother was born in the United
States
● Later in his life he fell in love and married
his wife Michelle and had to daughters by
the name of Malia and Sasha.
● He went on to attend Harvard Law School.
● Before becoming the President of the United
States Obama served as a U.S. Senator and
lawyer.

3. Political Views
● Obama is a democratic president.
● Signed tax relief that extended the
unemployment benifits of American
citizens.
● He has always stressed the importance of
reducing the federal budget deficit.
● Strong supporter of women’s rights
● Strong supporter of gay rights
● Supports strict gun control
● Created ‘obamacare” to help with health
insurance.

4. Achievements
- Passed healthcare reform : more than 20
million people have gained coverage since the
passage of the law.
- Signed the $787 billion American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act in 2009 : This rescued
the economy.
- Eliminated Osama Bin Laden : He was killed in
2011
- Passed wall street reform: This tightens capital
requirements on large banks and other
financial instructions.
- Normalized relations with cuba: This ended
the cold war policy of isolation.

5. Involvement in Major Historical Events
● Barack Obama improved America’s image to other countries.
● December 17, 2008 Barack Obama was named the Person of the Year for Times
Magazine
● American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009, was for elderly citizens who
have paid taxes for years and wanted their financial future to be secure.
● On March 23. 2010, Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act.
● The law wanted to make health insurance more affordable and available to
citizens that needed it.

6. Significant events during obama's presidential
term● First black president
● Obamacare improved the availability of health insurance to all americans the act
is called the affordable care act.
● He gave the go ahead and watched a live feed of Osama Bin Laden be executed
the leading terrorists behind the 911 attacks. Which had killed many americans
and was the first terrorist attack on united states soil.

7. Citations
Slide 2: http://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369
Slide 3: https://soapboxie.com/us-politics/obamapositions
Slide 4: http://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/marchapril-2012/obamas-top-50-
accomplishments/
Slide 5:http://time.com/4632190/historians-obamas-legacy/
Slide 6:http://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/marchapril-2012/obamas-top-50-
accomplishments/