Foreign Policy
Early in his presidency, Obama ordered the closing of this controversial detention facility, though political and legal barriers prevented its full shutdown.
What is Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo)?
Obama became the _th president.
44th
THis 2009 law was signed in by President Obama which jumpstarted the economy
What is the ARRA or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
This 2009 law injected $787 billion into the U.S. economy to fight the Great Recession through spending on infrastructure, education, and clean energy.
What is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)?
The state in which Obama was born and grew up.
Honolulu Hawaii
Osama bin laden
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama became the first president from this racial background to take the oath of office.
What is African American?
This major economic crisis was one that President Obama inherited at the start of his presidency.
What is the 2008 financial crisis
Signed in 2010, this sweeping healthcare law banned insurers from denying coverage for pre‑existing conditions and created online insurance marketplaces.
What is the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
The woman that Obama eventually married
Michelle Obama
Obama won this impressive achievement for world peace.
The nobel peace prize
This four‑word phrase from Obama’s inaugural address emphasized shared responsibility during the economic crisis.
What is “a new era of responsibility”?
This act led to the reduced price of healthcare and expanded coverage to millions of Americans
What is obamacare
This 2010 financial reform law created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and imposed new rules on Wall Street after the 2008 crisis.
What is the Dodd‑Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act?
Obama graduated from this prestigious university.
Harvard College
This 2010 treaty with Russia reduced deployed strategic nuclear weapons and revived arms‑control diplomacy between the two nations.
What is the New START Treaty?
Obama retook the presidential oath the day after the inauguration because this part of the ceremony was spoken out of order.
What is the oath of office wording?
This act was created to stop the abuse of consumers and workers
What is the Consumer financial protection bureau.
The first bill Obama signed, this law reset the statute of limitations for filing pay‑discrimination claims, inspired by a woman who discovered years of unequal pay late in her career
What is the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act?
Joeseph Biden
Obama’s foreign policy pivoted toward this region, emphasizing alliances, trade, and countering China’s growing influence.
What is the Asia‑Pacific region? (often called the “Pivot to Asia”)
In his inaugural address, Obama declared that “we reject as false” the idea that America must choose between these two priorities.
What are safety and ideals (or liberty)?
This long-term economic plan aimed to reduce the deficit by 4 trilion dollars.
What is the Obama deficit reduction plan
Replacing No Child Left Behind, this 2015 education law gave states more control over school accountability and emphasized a “well‑rounded education.”
What is the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?
Obama was one of 8 presidents to have this special trait.