USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

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When did Obama become president?

(A) 2008

(B) 2012

(C) ** 2009

(D) 2017

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Obama was elected over Republican nominee John McCain in the presidential election and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009.

Concept note-2: -Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States.

Concept note-3: -Barack Obama’s tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2009, and ended on January 20, 2017. A Democrat from Illinois, Obama took office following a decisive victory over Republican nominee John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.

Concept note-4: -February 17 – The White House launches Recovery.gov to explain the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including a video address from President Obama. President Obama signs into law the $787 billion Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Denver, Colorado.

Concept note-5: -2009 Executive Orders Signed by Barack Obama.