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?

    <p>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The industry was saved from collapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>George W. Bush</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>1992</p> 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?

    <p>7 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>John McCain</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To provide students with more nutritious school lunches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Obama receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009?

    <p>For his work in foreign policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Bin Laden was killed in the attempt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the criticism of the Paris Accord by Republicans?

    <p>That it would hurt the US economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>No wrongdoing was found</p> Signup and view all the answers

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