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Assignment:
Inside Obama's Presidency
Please watch Inside Obama's Presidency here:
According to the video...
1. What issues did President Obama face in his first term?
2. What was the Republican strategy?
3. What was the Grand Bargain and why did it fail? Who was to blame?
4. Why are bi-partisan solutions difficult to achieve?
Obama's Deal
Please watch Obama's Deal here:
According to the video...
1. Who had the most say in the outcome of the healthcare reform (the President and Congress, interest groups, or the people)?
2. What did Obama do differently than Clinton, and why was his approach more effective?
3. What deals (and with who) had to be cut to get a bill passed?
4. How does the structures (for example two houses of congress) and/or procedures of Congress (Senate rules) help or hinder the enactment of legislation?