1. President of United States
(2008-)

2. Objectives

 Students will be able to identify policies created by
President Obama
 Students will be able to identify significant
accomplishments of Obama
 Activity: Students will write a short paper on an
assigned president and create a “Glog” to share with
the class.

3. What do you know
about Barack Obama?


4. Barack Obama

 Born: August 4, 1961
 Previous Position: Illinois
senator
 Political Party: Democratic
 Policies: Healthcare
(“Obamacare”), end wars
in Afghanistan and Iraq,
invest in clean energy

5. Before He Was President..
 Honolulu, Hawaii
 Born in
 Graduated form Columbia
University and Harvard Law
School
 Worked as a civil rights attorney
in Chicago
 Taught constitutional law at
University of Chicago Law School

6. During His Presidency..

 Repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t
Tell” Policy
 Increased government
spending for healthcare
 Pulled out U.S. troops from
Iraq in 2011
 Authorized raid by Navy
SEALs to capture Osama Bin
Laden, his body was found
and buried
 Signed economic stimulus
legislation

7. 2012 Presidential Election

 Obama won against Mitt Romney, he will be
president for the next 4 years