Barack Obama: Achievements & Policies

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What was one of Obama's signature campaign issues?

Reforming the US healthcare system (correct)

Improving the auto industry

Boosting the economy through tax breaks

Promoting same-sex marriages

What was the name of the program that rated colleges and universities?

Children's Health Insurance Program

Car Allowance Rebate System

College Scoreboard (correct)

Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act

What was the main goal of the Affordable Healthcare Act?

To provide health insurance to all citizens

To give subsidies to private health insurance companies

To expand Medicaid to middle-class people

To prevent health insurance companies from denying coverage (correct)

What was the name of the act that President Obama passed to stabilize the economy?

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of Obama's policy on the auto industry?

The industry was saved from collapse Signup and view all the answers

Who did Barack Obama succeed as the President of the United States?

George W. Bush Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Barack Obama earn his law degree from Harvard?

1992 Signup and view all the answers

How many years did Barack Obama serve in the Illinois State Senate before running for the United States Senate?

7 years Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the reasons Barack Obama easily won the 2008 presidential election?

Many Americans blamed the Republican Party for the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq and the economic crisis Signup and view all the answers

Who was Barack Obama's opponent in the 2008 presidential election?

John McCain Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Health Hunger-Free Kids Act?

To provide students with more nutritious school lunches Signup and view all the answers

Why did Obama receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009?

For his work in foreign policy Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the covert mission to retrieve Osama Bin Laden?

Bin Laden was killed in the attempt Signup and view all the answers

What was the criticism of the Paris Accord by Republicans?

That it would hurt the US economy Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Congressional investigations into the Benghazi attacks?

No wrongdoing was found Signup and view all the answers

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