Inauguration
What did Obama want to reduce?
The Deficit and Healthcare Costs
What policy do these describe: DAPA, DACA, Strengthening Border security, and Criminal Background checks?
What tragic shooting happened in 2012?
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
What did Obama Emphasize in all of his speeches?
Climate Change
In 2013, President Obama made history by being the first sitting U.S. president to visit this country, a former Cold War adversary. What is this Country?
Cuba
What is Americas Role in the world?
To Spread Democracy
What was the Child Care and Development Grant?
The law defined health and safety requirements for child care providers, and allowed states to match federal funds to improve the quality of care.
What Act of Terror happened in April of 2013?
The Boston Marathon Bombing
What was the Statement on Clemency?
Narrowing Penalties for Crack/Cocaine and making sure Tax-Payer dollars are spent wisely
In 2014, President Obama authorized military action against this extremist group, which had seized large parts of Iraq and Syria. What is this group?
ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
What was Obama's Plan for Economic growth?
Create economic policies that will support the middle class and create more opportunities for Americans
What Did Obama do to try and prevent gun violence?
In 2013, he proposed a set of measures to address gun violence, which became the “Obama Administration’s Gun Violence Prevention Plan”
In 2013, this landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled to strike down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a law that had previously defined marriage as between a man and a woman, what event is this describing?
United States VS Windsor
What were some main ideas from Obama's State of the Union in January of 2014?
Economic Opportunity, Healthcare, Income Inequality, Energy and Environment, Foreign Policy, and Minimum wage
In 2013, this event led to the U.S. government shutdown, the longest in 17 years, due to a standoff over funding the government and Obamacare. What Event is this describing?
The Government Shutdown of 2013
What was Obama's plan for Equality and Social Justice?
Expand civil rights and reference the struggles of African Americans and women
What was the goal of Executive Order 13653? hint:(Climate change)
Requires that federal agencies integrate consideration of challenges posed by climate change effects into their programs, policies, rules, and operations to ensure they continue to be effective
What outbreak happened in October of 2014?
The Ebola Virus Outbreak
How was Obama going to make Healthcare Cheaper?
Subsidies and Medicaid Expansion
What came from the Relations Agreement with Cuba in December 2014?
Prisoner Exchange, Embassy reopening's, Travel and trade, Economic reforms
What did Obama say the role of the Government was?
Ensuring fairness and Opportunity and Acknowledging that government can’t solve all problems
What was Executive Order 13672? hint:(has to do with discrimination)
It prevents the discrimination of LGBTQ+ people in the federal workplace
Who did Obama nominate for Attorney General?
Loretta Lynch
What did Obama Raise the $7.25 Minimum Wage to?
$9.00
This major climate change agreement, negotiated in 2014 between the U.S. and China, aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and was hailed as a critical step toward global climate action. What Agreement is this?
The U.S.-China Climate Agreement