USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

[SOURCES]
Obama’s speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention positioned him as:

(A) ** A symbol of the party’s future

(B) A fighter for liberal values

(C) The new Senate majority leader

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope.

Concept note-2: -1835 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION It was held a year and a half before the election in order to prevent the emergence of opposition to President Andrew Jackson’s hand-picked successor, Vice President Martin Van Buren. There were 265 delegates from twenty-two states and two territories.

Concept note-3: -The central theme of President Obama’s inaugural address was a call to restore responsibility-both in terms of accountability in Washington and the responsibility of ordinary people to get involved.

Concept note-4: -In 2006, Obama released The Audacity of Hope, a book-length account that expanded upon many of the same themes he originally addressed in the convention speech. In his speech addressing the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Obama said: In the end, that’s what this election is about.