2. Barack Obama Democrat-Illinois Present First African American President “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

3. 2008 Election
$700 billion bailout for banks approved by President Bush and Congress shifted the elections focus to the ECONOMY.

5. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Lost the Democratic nomination
3rd Female Secretary of State
was initially reluctant, but eventually
served under Obama.
Former Senator (NY-D)
Former First Lady- First to have an office in the
White House.
Hillary graduated from Yale Law School and has
a legal background in children/family policy.
Current Presidential Nominee

6. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
February 2009: in direct response to the banks on the verge of foreclosure, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or the "stimulus package." Four days later, the President signed the Recovery Act into law. The three immediate goals of the Recovery Act were:
Create new jobs and save existing ones
Spur economic activity and invest in long-term growth
Foster accountability and transparency in government spending
The Recovery Act intended to achieve those goals by providing funding for:
Tax cuts for working families and businesses
entitlement programs, such as unemployment benefits
Funding for federal contracts, grants and loans

7. Effects of ARRA Short Term: Saved/Created 6 million jobs
Although it is difficult to predict the long term effects of ARRA, the immediate effects have been positive.
Short Term:
Saved/Created 6 million jobs
Raised GDP 2-3%
Long Term Issue: This
Package is based on
“borrowed” money
How has ARRA effected Justin, TX?
Unemployment

8. Affordable Care Act: OBAMAcare
Affordable Care Act or “OBAMAcare”, actually refers to two pieces of legislation: Affordable Care Act and Heath Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
ALL Americans must be covered by insurance “Individual Mandate”
Employers must offer coverage to employees
“Children” can remain on parents’ plan until 26
Insurance Plans must cover basic services such as:
Prescription Drugs
Maternity Care
Emergency Services

9. Obama Supreme Court Supreme Court Appointees: Sonia Sotomayor (2009)
Born June 25, 1954
From Bronx, New York
She graduated from Yale Law School
First Latina Supreme Court Justice
Elena Kagan (2010)
Harvard Law School
4th Female Supreme Court Justice

10. Other Issues of the Obama Administration
Occupy Wall Street
protest movement that began on September 17, 2011
in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district
receiving global attention and spawning the Occupy movement against social and economic inequality worldwide
Tea Party Movement
American political movement
Reduction in the U.S. national debt
Reducing government spending and taxes
A mix of libertarian, populist, and conservative activists. It has sponsored multiple protests and supported various political candidates since 2009.