Across the Borders
Transcript: October 7, 1999 I am born in a small town in Germany called Geseke. May 2, 2011 My family moves to Suwanee, Georgia. In order to have a better economical outlook for my father's job. Society Born August 4, 1961 in Hawaii, he was the first president to have been born outside of the "lower 48 states". After graduating high school he went on to graduate with a BA degree at Columbia University, in New York. Later in 2004, he campaigned for Senate in Illinois, which he won by a landslide in 2005. Then, he became the first African-American to become the president of the United States. Bibliography Economics Politics Vincent Matthee Through two terms, Obama strengthened the Democrats' connection to growing groups, mainly minorities. However, the number of Democrats in the government decreased, giving the Republicans the most control since the 1920's. At the beginning of his first term he still had a majority in both houses so he was able to pass both the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial regulation reform law. Obama First in America Foreign Affairs Across the Borders Dimock, Michael. "How America Changed During Barack Obama's Presidency." Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center, 10 Jan. 2017. Web. 17 May 2017. "Democrats Lost over 1,000 Seats under Obama." Fox News. FOX News Network, 27 Dec. 2016. Web. 17 May 2017. Amadeo, Kimberly. "What Has Obama Done? 11 Major Accomplishments." The Balance. The Balance, 10 May 2017. Web. 18 May 2017. Brownstein, Ronald. "What Happens to the Democratic Party After Obama?" The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 12 Jan. 2017. Web. 18 May 2017. "Obama's Presidency." The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama. Obama Family, n.d. Web. 21 May 2017. History.com Staff. "Barack Obama." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 21 May 2017. Galanes, Philip, The Editorial Board, Lisa Monaco, Giovanni Russonello, Praveen Fernandes, JASON HOROWITZ and STEPHANIE STROM, Stephanie Strom, GEORGE P. SHULTZ and TED HALSTEAD, MICHAEL D. SHEAR, Maureen Dowd, Terry Tempest Williams, Julie Bosman, Alan Light, JOHN L. DORMAN, Michiko Kakutani, and GLENN THRUSH and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS. "Barack Obama." The New York Times. The New York Times, 13 May 2017. Web. 21 May 2017. Obama entered office fighting the 2008 financial crisis, in response he launched the Affordable Care Act. Even with a majority of Republicans in Congress, he was able to pass Obama Care and the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. He also, passed a series of tax cuts in 2010 in order to combat the recession from 2008. Obama also proposed plans to regulate banks more strict in order to watch over banks that became too big to fail. Social media became a huge part of society during the Obama presidency, as his running mate, Joe Biden, was announced over twitter for the first time in history. Through the rise of digital news, America's citizen became more aware of global problems and what effect they had on their own country. The diversity of the U.S. citizens has increased, so that the majority of newborns were of racial or ethnic minorities. This has also lead to an increase of minorities voting in the presidential elections. America's image was quickly elevated abroad, especially in Europe, as George W. Bush had been unpopular for his Iraq invasion. The image took a hit as the presidency was found of eavesdropping on foreign leaders. America became more open to other countries economies, which was seen as a downfall by Republicans. Most citizens still believe that the U.S. is a leading world power