Important Information:
- Barack Obama is the current President of the United States.
- He was the first African American to be elected as President.
- Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
- He signed the economic stimulus legislation into law in response to the Great Recession.
- This included the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Re-authorization, and Job creation Act of 2010.
- "Obamacare" was also developed, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- President Obama ended U.S. military involvement in the Iraq War and decreased the number of those serving in Afghanistan.
- He signed the Budget Control act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
- He was reelected in 2012 and is currently serving his second term.