Grading Obama's Presidency

DUE: Friday, November 18
 
We have spent the past few weeks discussing the Executive Branch and the presidency, in addition to the most recent presidential election. While it is too soon to evaluate Barack Obama’s presidency from a historical perspective, we can try to assess his eight years in office and report on his accomplishments and failures.
 

For this project, you will create a Report Card for Obama’s presidency (2009-2017) that includes the following:
 

• 1-page report of President Obama’s domestic policies/accomplishments/failures (economy, education, civil rights, healthcare, etc.).

 

• 1-page report of President Obama’s foreign policies/accomplishments/failures (wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Libya, bin Laden, drone attacks, rise of ISIS, etc.).

 

• 1-page report of President Obama’s key cabinet members and executive department policies/accomplishments/failures.

 

• Brief summary/conclusion that gives an overall evaluation of Obama’s first term as president.

 
The project should be at least 3 pages in length and include a separate bibliography.  You may find the following links useful in researching President Obama’s time in office.
 
-https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Barack_Obama
-http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/26/us/barack-obama---fast-facts/
-http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/01/obama-biggest-achievements-213487
-http://www.nationalreview.com/article/419488/three-obamas
-http://www.gq.com/story/obama-greatest-president-legacy
-http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/04/the-obama-doctrine/471525/
-http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/8-years-in-obamas-america.html
-http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/us/politics/obama-as-wartime-president-has-wrestled-with-protecting-nation-and-troops.html?_r=0
-http://www.hoover.org/research/barack-obamas-failed-presidency
 

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