Barack Obama Presidency

Flashcards about Barack Obama's presidency created from lecture notes.

Barack H. Obama

44th President of the United States, serving from 2009-2017.

Democrat

The political party affiliation of Barack Obama.

Illinois

Obama's home state.

Barack Obama

First bi-racial president of the United States.

Joseph “Joe” Biden

Barack Obama's Vice President.

Barack Obama

Defeated Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination in 2008.

John McCain

Republican candidate in the 2008 election.

Sarah Palin

McCain's running mate in the 2008 election.

Hope & Change

Obama's campaign message in 2008.

365

The number of electoral votes Obama won in the 2008 election.

Nobel Peace Prize

Awarded to President Obama for his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

Tea Party

Conservative grass roots movement.

Birtherism

Theory that President Obama was not born in the United States.

Donald Trump

Challenged President Obama to produce his Birth Certificate.

Affordable Care Act

Act that would provide health care for all Americans.

Virginia

The State that sued the Government over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

Tax

The Affordable Care Act was ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court because it was a ____.

Mitt Romney

Republican candidate in the 2012 election.

ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)

A new revolutionary group in the Middle East.

Cuba

President Obama opened U.S. relations with this country.