What are Barack Obama's main accomplishments?

Answer 1

helping people get their job back and also its only been 8 months give that man a chance.Hes facing so many challenges (congressman heckler race problems financial prombems this horrible economy bush made and now he has to fix it in only 4 years!) every day just give him some peace for a moment.

Answer 2

Some of Barack Obama's accomplishments are sending out +800 bills, most of which helped the US. He also was elected president and recently sent out an economic stimulus package.

Many wait from Obama immediate recovery and resolution of all problems they had through many years so far. It's unfair. During a year in White House Obama has done a lot. In the related links below is a brief summary of major accomplishments of Barack Obama during his presidency.

Answer 3

First, it should be noted that his opponents will say he accomplished absolutely nothing or that his achievements were few; they would also point out what they feel he has done wrong, including increasing the deficit. Obviously, his supporters would have a different view. Among President Obama's achievements, his supporters would name the following:

Passed Health Care Reform: After five presidents over a century were unable to create universal health insurance, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (2010). It expands coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans, including those with pre-exisiting conditions.

Prevented another Depression with passage of the the Stimulus: Mr. Obama signed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 to spur economic growth amid the greatest recession since the Great Depression. Weeks after the stimulus went into effect, unemployment claims began to subside, leading to 23 consecutive months of private sector job creation and growth.

Turned Around the U.S. Auto Industry: In 2009, he injected $62 billion in federal money (on top of $13.4 billion in loans from the Bush administration) into ailing GM and Chrysler, in return for equity stakes and agreements for massive restructuring. Since bottoming out in 2009, the auto industry has added more than 100,000 jobs. In 2011, the Big Three automakers all gained market share, for the first time in two decades; by 2012, they had returned to profitability.

Eliminated Osama bin Laden: In 2011, the president ordered a Special Forces raid of the secret compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in which the terrorist leader was killed and a trove of al-Qaeda documents was discovered.

Passed Wall Street Reform: Signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) to re-regulate the financial sector after its practices caused the Great Recession. The new law also creates the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to crack down on abusive lending products and companies.

Ended the War in Iraq: Ordered all U.S. military forces out of the country. Last troops left on December 18, 2011.

Began draw-down of War in Afghanistan: From a peak of 101,000 troops in June 2011, U.S. forces are now down to 68,000, with more scheduled to leave in 2013 and the rest by 2014. According to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the combat mission there will be over in 2013.

Repealed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Ended 1990s-era restriction and formalized new policy allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military for the first time.

Championed the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, to make sure that women receive equal pay for equal work.

Improved America's Image Abroad: With new policies, and a greater focus on diplomacy, President Obama reversed a sharp decline in world opinion toward the U.S. (and the corresponding loss of "soft power") during the Bush years. From 2008 to 2011, favorable opinion toward the United States rose in ten of fifteen countries surveyed by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, with an average increase of 26%.

Answer 4

President Obama has many accomplishments. He is the first African-American president in U.S. history. He is the author of two best-selling books. He was the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review. And despite being raised by a single mother in a lower-middle class home and being biracial at a time when this was not common, he managed to get a good education, have a successful career as a law professor, get elected to the Illinois State Senate (where he was re-elected several times), and become a U.S. senator from Illinois. Perhaps his greatest accomplishment was his rapid rise from junior senator to President of the United States. He ran a very effective primary campaign to get nominated, and then won the 2008 election. And another accomplishment is that he got re-elected in the 2012 election.

Answer 5

President Obama has many accomplishments in his life. According to his supporters, some of these accomplishments are:

• Graduated from College (Columbia, 1983)
• Got a Law Degree from Harvard (1991), with academic honors
• First African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review
• Elected Illinois State Senator 3 times
• Professor of constitutional law for 12 years
• Elected U.S. Senator
• He is the author of two best-selling books
• Became the first African American President of the US
• He helped to pass Health Care Reform
• He helped to rescue the American auto industry
• His policies stabilized our financial system & prevented a depression
• won a Nobel Peace Prize
• won two GRAMMY Awards
• Gave the order that killed Osama Bin Laden
• Championed equal pay for women

Answer 6

Obviously, this requires an opinion, and if you asked Mr. Obama's political opponents, they would point out what they believe are his failings, such as the slow recovery of the economy or the continuing deficit; his opponents would thus say he has not accomplished very much, beyond the historical fact of being the first black president in US history. But his supporters would disagree. They would say he has many tangible achievements: for example, he was the first president in decades to expand health care access to millions of Americans, he rescued the auto industry when it was on the verge of bankruptcy, and the killing of Osama Bin Laden occurred under his supervision. He also ended US involvement in Iraq and brought most of the troops home. And his supporters credit him with policies that prevented the US from slipping into an economic Depression.

Answer 7

ruining the world of america. barack obama is a black dukie and i think he is killing america