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Lecture 8. Barack Obama. Standard 11.11.2. Discuss the significant domestic policy speeches of Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton (e.g., education, civil rights, economic policy, environmental policy)
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Lecture 8 Barack Obama
Standard 11.11.2 • Discuss the significant domestic policy speeches of Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton (e.g., education, civil rights, economic policy, environmental policy) • Essential Question: What issues has Obama dealt with during his tenure in office?
‘08 Election • Obama won several traditionally Republican states • Colorado, North Carolina, Virginia, and Nebraska • narrowly beat Hillary Clinton in the primaries • voter participation increased • McCain, moderate Republican, and Palin failed to generate support
Barack • 1st Black Prezzy • Born in Hawaii • Attended Colombia and Harvard • Senator of Illinois • Osama bin Laden • Gay Marriage • Obamacare • Popular First Lady
A Great Recession • Great Recession • 2009 Stimulus Package aimed to save banking and automotive industries by spending $787 billion • spending and loan guarantees by the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department under Bush and Obama has reached $11.5 trillion • 10% unemployment • 14% in Riverside County
Major Legislation • National Health Care • debate raged over Americans’ right to health insurance • Democrats: requiring health care either through employers or the government • Republicans: private purchase of insurance • Major Legislation • expanded health care to 4 million children • allowed federal funding of stem cell research • Global warming • expanded hate crime legislation • increased Pell Grants
Another 4 Years • Ran in 2012 against Republican Mitt Romney • Massachusetts • Presidential Debates • Won a second term
Unit 10 Packet: Due Tomorrow • Standards Check • Lecture 1: Nixon-W.A.T.E.R.G.A.T.E. • Lecture 2: Gerald Ford • Lecture 3: Jimmy Carter • Lecture 4: Ronald Reagan • Lecture 5: George H.W. Bush • Lecture 6: Bill Clinton • Lecture 7: George W. Bush • Lecture 8: Barack Obama-O.B.A.M.A.