Presidential Issues

Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney

Barack (Barry)Obama Mitt(Willard)(Billy)Romney

Table Of Contents

Page 1 Barack Obama Page 2 Mitt Romney Page 3 Economy and Jobs Page 4 Healthcare Page 5 Taxes Page 6 War and National Defense Page 7 Education Page 8 Immigration

Barack ObamaNickname:Barry

Born:August 4th 1961 in Honolulu,Hawaii

Hometown:Chicago,

Illinois

Family:He has been married to Michelle Obama since 1992.They have 2 daughters Malia

Age 14, Sasha age 11.

Career:He has been our U.S president since January 2009.

Hobbies:Watching and playing basketball,reading,

writing,and cooking.

Favorite Foods:Chili,french fries,and pork chops.

Mitt Romney

Nickname:Willard,Billy

Born:March 12th 1947 in Detroit,Michigan.

Hometown:Belmont,

Massachusetts

Family:He has been married to Anne Romney since1969.They have 5 grown sons and 18 grandchildren.

Career:He was a governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007.

Hobbies:Reading,skiing,horseback riding,and water skiing.

Favorite Foods:Meatloaf,pretzels,and peanut butter M&M's.

Economy and Jobs

Obama says things would be worse if he didn't be president. After taking office Obama signed a recovery plan that will save millions of jobs. The President says there's still work to be done. He wants to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans and use that money.

Mitt Romney says that President Obama hasn't done enough to create jobs. Romney wants to cut taxes on companies. He argues that the extra money would enable companies to hire more workers.

Healthcare Obama points out that

he signed the affordable care act.

(Many people call this law “Obama care”).The 2012 law gives millions more Americans access to affordable healthcare.

Mitt Romney says he will work to repeal or officially cancel the affordable care act. He says the law will actually increase health costs for Americans

Taxes

Temporarily extend the bush era tax cut for those who earn less than $250,000 dollars a year but let taxes of the wealthiest Americans go up.

Barack Obama's point

Make permanent across the board 20 percent cut in marginal tax rate,which means reducing the increased tax burden on wealthier Americans

Mitt Romney's Point

War And National Defense

Under Obama's command U.S troops killed Osama bin laden. He was the leader of the terrorist group that attacked the U.S on September 11th 2001.Obama plans to bring home all U.S troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

He argues that Obama ignored the advice of military leaders about to withdraw American troops.

Mitt Romney's Point

Education

He wants to increase the amount the government aid to U.S schools especially to help fix those that are performing poorly.

Barack Obama's point

He says the U.S government shouldn't be so involved in education.

Mitt Romney's point

Immigration Supports the DREAM

Act,a responsible bill that will allow responsible young immigrants who came to the U.S illegally as children to earn path to citizenship by going to college or serving in the military.

Reform immigration laws to allow more visas for highly skilled immigrants and grant permanent residency to foreign students who obtain advanced degrees in math,science,or engineering at a university.

Resources

http://openclipart.org/collections

http://www.wpclipart.com/index.html

Scholastic News Magazine

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/04/us/politics/20120804-denver-presidential-debate-obama-romney.html

http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/election-2012

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/us-presidency/elections/58186.html?detoured=1

Qualifications (Barack Obama)Born In U.S.A:(yes) or no35 years or older:(yes) or noLived in the USA for the last 14+ years:(yes) or no

Qualifications (Mitt Romney)

Born in USA:(yes) or no

35 years or older:(yes) or no

Lived in the USA for the last 14+ years:(yes) or no