USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

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When was Barack Obama’s first Inauguration?

(A) ** January 20, 2009

(B) February 3, 2008

(C) March 10, 2011

(D) October 20, 2009

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Media Gallery. President Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th President of the United States and delivers his Inaugural Address. President Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th President of the United States and delivers his Inaugural Address.

Concept note-2: -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-3: -Watch Aretha Franklin’s stunning performance at 2009 Obama Inauguration. One of the most iconic moments in recent Inauguration history comes from Detroit’s own–Aretha Franklin.

Concept note-4: -To combat the effects of the Great Recession, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (known as the Recovery Act) in February 2009, which outlined a policy to create additional jobs, extend unemployment benefits, and established the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board.