Obama

Question 1

Who is Obama?

Answer 1

• Former president of the US (20. January 2008 - 2017)
• 44th president
• Christian

Question 2

What is Obamas political affiliation ?

Answer 2

Democrat/ member of democrat party

Question 3

What is Obama Care?

Answer 3

an Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Question 4

What are the goals of Obama Care ?

Answer 4

• increase access to health care
• enhance the quality of health care and patient outcomes
• prevent insurance industry abuses and denial of care

Question 5

What are the impacts of Obama Care?

Answer 5

• significant reduction in the uninsured rate in the US
• nearly 20 mill Americans gained health coverage
• signed into laws March 23rd 2010
• majority of Americans (mostly republicans) still oppose the ACA

Question 6

Where does the phrase “Yes we can” come from?

Answer 6

Campaign: “Yes, we can repair this world. Yes, we can.”

Question 7

What is the impact of the phrase “Yes we can”?

Answer 7

-one of the most influential phrases in his speeches
- shows political power
- shows strong authority to adress the weakened area of the US to inspire and motivate citizens towards progress and prosperity

Question 8

Career: what did Obama do from 1983-1985?

Answer 8

worked in the business sector

Question 9

Career: what did Obama do from 1985-1987?

Answer 9

Worked as a community organizer in the south side of Chicago

Question 10

Career: what did Obama do from 1992-2004?

Answer 10

part-time Professor for constitutional law

Question 11

Career: what did Obama do in 1992?

Answer 11

took part in Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign

Question 12

Career: what did Obama do from 1991-1997?

Answer 12

civil rights lawyer in the office of “Miner, Barnwell & Galland”

Question 13

What did Obama do regarding racial issues?

Answer 13

• focused a light on the unfair criminal justice system
• agreements with 18 agencies that resulted in reforms -> focused on civil rights violations in law enforcement
• nominated the first Latina on the US Supreme Court + more than 100 minority judges were added to the federal bench
• creates “My brothers keeper” to expand opportunities for young boys and men of colour

Question 14

What does “My brothers keeper” stand for?

Answer 14

• being responsible for the welfare of a brother
• national call to action focused on building safe and supportive communities for boys and young men of colour

Question 15

What does Obama lack of regarding racial issues?

Answer 15

• “He wasn’t aggressive enough in dealing with the foreclosure crisis, which devastated African Americans”
• people thought he could have done more in his presidency of 8 years
• the killing of Trayvon Martin: Black teenager killed by neighbourhood watch volunteer
  -> “Obama should have been more outspoken in denouncing police killings”

Question 17

What is the Military issue connected to Obama?

Answer 17

• strategy against terror: drones
• idea: remote-controlled drones attack people in Pakistan who the US authorities think are terror suspected, supposed to focus on a specific person
• problem: target accuracy is too low -> many innocent people die (since 2009, between 64 and 116)