Humanities Homework Help

Inside Obama’s Presidency   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/inside-oba…

Please watch the video and provide a 1-2 page typed double-spaced response to the following questions:

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    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/obamasdeal…

Please watch the video and provide a 1-2 page typed double-spaced response to the following questions:

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 did this approach prove to be more effective? 

3. What deals had to be cut to get a bill passed?

4. Using your knowledge of American politics, how did the structures and/or

procedures of Congress help or hinder the enactment of legislation?