Modern Things

Who did Obama defeat for his first presidential term, and what year was the election?

John McCain in 2008

What prize did Obama win and what year did he win it?

Nobel Peace Prize in 2009

What is one adjective describing Obama’s cabinet?

Diverse

What was a social movement that occurred during Obama’s presidency?

Black Lives Matter

What plan did Obama propose regarding the environment?

Climate Change Action Plan

Who did Obama defeat for his second presidential term, and what year was the election?

Mitt Romney in 2012

What was the unemployment range during the Great Recession?

8-9.4%

What did Obama propose for children of undocumented immigrants?

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

How did globalization effect Rust Belt jobs?

Male-dominated fields suffered layoffs and more women were in the workforce

What did Obama propose regarding healthcare?

Affordable Care Act

Where did Obama gradually withdraw US troops from?

Iraq and Afghanistan

Which conflict continued during Obama’s presidency?

Israel and Palestinian conflict

Who was hunted for during Obama’s presidency?

Osama bin Laden

Who was in control in Iraq and Syria during Obama’s presidency?

Islamic State (ISIS)

What military technology was utilized against terrorists?

Drones

What position did Obama hold before his presidency and where?

Junior senator in Illinois

Who was Obama’s vice president?

Biden

What was a catalyst for the Great Recession?

Burst of the housing bubble

What did Obama propose that prevented another depression?

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

What was birtherism?

Claims Obama was born outside of the US

Who made claims of birtherism?

White supremacists and conservative media figures

Who did Obama nominate to the Supreme Court?

Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan

What did the Trans-Pacific Partnership do during Obama’s presidency?

Balanced Chinese dominance in the region

When did the US join the Paris Climate change during Obama’s presidency and why?

2015 to address climate issues

Who were '“dreamers”?

Children who grew up in the US after their parents brought them illegally as kids

What do conservatives think about immigration reform?

Immigration should be reduced or restricted

What do liberals think about immigration reform?

Immigration should be simplified and increased

When did Osama bin Laden die?

May 2011

Where was Osama bin Laden attacked?

Pakistan

Where was Osama bin Laden buried?

At sea

Who controlled the House after 2010 midterms?

Republicans

Who controlled the Senate after 2010 midterms?

Democrats

Who was Speaker of the House after 2010 midterms?

Paul Ryan

What did the Dodd-Frank Act do?

Reformed the banking industry

Who did Trump defeat for his first presidential term, and what year was the election?

Hilary Clinton in 2016

Who did Trump defeat for his second presidential term, and what year was the election?

Kamala Harris in 2024

What hurt the public’s opinion of Trump?

How he handled the pandemic and recession

How was voting affected during the pandemic?

More people voted by mail

Who did Biden defeat for his presidential term, and what year was the election?

Donald Trump in 2020

What did Trump claim after he lost the 2020 election?

He lost due to election fraud

What did Trump demand after he lost the 2020 election?

Recounts from states he had lost in

What happened on January 6, 2021?

Angry Trump supported stormed the US capitol

How many times was Trump impeached?

Two times

Why was Trump impeached the first time?

Due to his dealings with Ukraine

Why was Trump impeached the second time?

Due to instigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol

Who was Biden’s vice president?

Kamala Harris

Who was Trump’s vice president during his first term?

Mike Pence

Who was Trump’s vice president during his second term?

JD Vance

Who controlled the House during Biden’s presidency?

Democrats

What did Biden propose during the pandemic regarding healthcare?

Emergency use authorization vaccines

What did the pandemic lead to economically?

Unemployment

What did Biden propose regarding the pandemic to avoid recession?

Inflation reduction act

Who completed the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan?

Biden

What two conflicts occurred during Biden’s presidency?

Russia invaded Ukraine and Hamas attacked Israel

What did the US send to Israel after Hamas attacked?

Weapons

What did Biden work on rebuilding?

Ally relationships

What was hacked during Biden’s presidency and what resulted?

Colonial Pipeline which led to a gas shortage

What ended the Afghanistan war?

Withdrawal of US troops

Who took control of Afghanistan after the Afghanistan war?

Taliban

Who took control of the House after 2022 midterms?

Republicans 

What happened on October 7, 2023?

Hamas crossed into Israel and killed two thousand people and took hundreds of hostages

What did countries declare the Hamas attack on Israel as?

Terrorism

On what day did someone try to assassinate Trump?

July 13, 2024

What did Trump propose to bulldoze checks and balances?

Unitary executive

What did Trump do in his first hundred days of his second term?

Flood zone with numerous executive actions

What day did Trump’s military parade and the No Kings protest occur on?

June 14, 2024

How did Trump treat unfriendly reporters?

He kicked them out

What did Trump rename the Gulf of Mexico to?

Gulf of America

What department did Trump create?

Department of Government Efficiency

Who is a prominent leader in the Department of Government Efficiency

Elon Musk

Where have undocumented immigrants been getting deported to?

CECOT (mega prison in El Salvador)

What did the Supreme Court overturn recently?

Roe v. Wade

What has been Trump’s motto for restructuring?

America First

When was the Big Beautiful Bill passed?

July 4, 2025

How did US support shift during Trump’s second term?

From Ukraine to Russia

What are tariffs based off in Trump’s second term?

Trade imbalances

What does Trump want to Annex?

Canada and Greenland

Who was kidnapped from Venezuela?

President Maduro

Which war in Trump’s second term disrupted oil shipments?

Midnight hammerr

What did Iran close?

Strait of Hormuz

What region depends on oil imports the most?

Asia