1. Presidential Candidate: __Barack Obama Group Leader: _Blair Dorris___ Class Period: ____3rd Period___
Background Personal Life and Issues Solutions Pros of the Candidate Cons of the Candidate (Negative
(Education and Beliefs (Positive qualities people are qualities people are discussing
Occupation) discussing during campaign) during campaign
1 Served as US He has the belief recession He signed the Energetic- he is youthful and His health care reform hasn’t had
senator from that women should law Tax relief, vigor the effect that it was said to
Illinois. have the right to unemployment have.
choose to have an reauthorization,
abortion. and job creation.
It extended Bush
tax cuts for all
incomes, cut
payroll, and
reduced a lot of
other taxes.
2 Graduate of He has an extended recession He signed the Strongly familiar with social, He invested money into Solyndra
Columbia family. American economic, and health care which later went bankrupt.
University and Recovery & issues. His social, religious,
Harvard Law Reinvestment and academic upbringing
school. Act of 2009 in played key role in his view
response to the how.
recession.
3 Was a civil He is a Christian war Bringing the Integrity- he acts as if he He had a birth certificate scandal
attorney in troops back wants to do what is best for because he has not yet produced
Chicago in 2000 home everyone a real birth certificate with his
name.
2. Presidential Candidate: __Barack Obama Group Leader: _Blair Dorris___ Class Period: ____3rd Period___
Background Personal Life and Issues Solutions Pros of the Candidate Cons of the Candidate (Negative
Beliefs (Positive qualities people are qualities people are discussing
discussing during campaign) during campaign
4 Taught He plays basketball. Gays not being He signed law in Bright and assertive- when he He has a very poorly designed
constitutional law able to state 2010 that ended made first national stimulus.
at University of sexual policy of not appearance with a speech at
Chicago orientation in allowing gays to the Democratic national
military. openly state convention in 2004. He came
sexual off as assertive against other
orientation. democratic candidates.
5 President of the He used drugs in his The nation He signed a law He is amiable but cautious. He has not agreed on a debt
USA high school. couldn’t look called Dru’s law When he is engaged with deal.
up sex which created a people, press, and peers he
offenders on nationwide sex comes across as amiable but
the internet. offender he maintains a cautious
database. approach.
