1. Fun Facts
1.1. His father was from Kenya and his mother from Kansas and was born in Hawaii.
1.2. He went to law school, where he became the first African American president of Harvard Law Review
1.3. Michelle the First lady came up with the "Lets Move" act as an effort to help tackle the challenge of childhood obesity.
2. Foreign Relations
2.1. Since taking office, Obama focused on the Asia Pacific for the sake of the future of the U.S. He was the first U.S. president to go to Burma and Camobodia.
2.1.1. The Asia Pacific is the world's fastest growing region.
2.2. The U.S wants to be better alliances with Asia while developing deeper relations with all the nations in the region so we can fight the challenges of the 21st century.
3. Ideology / Political Beliefs
3.1. Democratic
3.2. believes in equal rights of woman
3.3. believes in helping the less fortunate
3.4. belief in nation wide health care
3.5. end the war in Iraq
3.6. eliminate don't ask don't tell
4. Terrorism
4.1. Obama pledged to close the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, even though it is expensive.
4.2. On May 1st, 2010 a car bomb was discovered in New York city after smoke seen coming from the car windows.
4.3. On April 15, in Boston, Massachusetts during the boston marathon 2 guys set off bombs at the finish line of the race, 4 people were killed.
5. Civil Rights
5.1. Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act. Which empowers women to recover their pay that was lost to discrimination.
5.2. "Don't Ask Don't Tell" ended for good on September 20, 2011 which allowed gay men and women to serve openly in the U.S. Military
6. Backround
6.1. Born in Kapi'olani medical center in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4th, 1961.
6.1.1. Parents are Stanely Ann Dunham and Barack Obama Sr.
6.2. Younger Life.
6.2.1. Parents divorced when he was 3.
6.2.1.1. Mother Remarried
6.2.1.2. Father returned to Kenya and died in a car accident in 1982.
6.3. Education and schooling.
6.3.1. Moved to Indonesia in 1967 with his mother and started elementary. Moving back to Hawaii in 1971 and finished schooling there, graduating in 1979.
6.3.2. Moved to Los Angeles and enrolled in occidental college after graduating high school in 1979.
6.3.3. In 1981 he attended University of Columbia in new York majoring in political science with international relations as his special. Graduating in 1983 with a B.A degree.
6.3.4. In 1988 Obama Attended Harvard Law school, graduating with a J.D degree in 1991.
6.3.4.1. President of the Harvard Law Reveiw.
6.3.4.2. Community organizer before earning his law degree.
6.4. Careers.
6.4.1. Worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught at the Chicago Law school in constitutional law From 1992 to 2004.
6.4.2. Served 3 times representing the 13th district in the Illinois senate from 1997 to 2004.
6.4.2.1. Ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of representatives in 2000.
7. Domestic Issues
7.1. Latin American tour
7.1.1. energy, education, immigration
7.2. Health Care
7.2.1. Obama Care
7.2.1.1. plan to save 2 trillion dollars over the next 10 year and $2,500 for each family
8. The Environment
8.1. Wildlife.
8.1.1. Comprehensive ocean policy
8.1.2. Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
8.1.2.1. To increse awarness and motivation to safegaurd
8.1.2.2. Increse the knowledge and information on inpacts we have on the wildlife and plants.
8.1.2.3. Concerning conservation of habitat managing species and habitats to protect and provide sustanable space.
8.2. Pollution
8.2.1. Established first national safegaurds to cut down on mercury and other toxic air edmissions.
8.2.1.1. Will prevent 10,00 premature deaths. 540,000 missed work days. and 130,000 cases of asthma.
8.2.2. establishing fuel economy standards cutting the amount of carbon pollution from cars in half.
9. National Defense
9.1. $633 billion defense Authorization Act
9.1.1. It includes a 1.7 percent pay raise for military personnel, and contains $527.5 billion for DOD’s base budget and $17.8 billion for national security programs in the Energy Department and Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board