Barack Obama's First 100 Days Quiz

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So you think you know how well President Obama is doing? Answer this quiz to see just how much of an Obamamaniac you are.

1

During the campaign, President Obama promised to allow 5 days of public comment before signing bills that come to his table, but just 10 days into office and he signed his first piece of legislation.
- True (he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act as well as the stimulus bill before the public could read them)
- False (Obama would never break a promise).
2

During the campaign, Obama promised lobbyists "won't find a job in my White House." But he has already nominated at least 12 of them to his team.
- True. They include Bill Lynn, Jocelyn Frye, Cecilia Munoz, William Corr, David Hayes, Mark Patterson, Ron Klain, Mona Sutphen, Melody Barnes, Patrick Gaspard, Tom Vilsack and Michael Strautmanis among others.
- False (Obama would never break a promise).
3

Obama promised to remove all combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office.
- True, but Obama is embracing a conditions-based withdrawal that would leave up to 50,000 troops in Iraq until the end of 2011.
- False (Obama would never break a promise).
4

During the campaign, Obama promised to renegotiate NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) if elected president, and opposed new free-trade agreements with Colombia and South Korea.
- True, but now his Administration says Obama harbors no plans to reopen NAFTA and is pushing Congress to ratify the trade agreements, a clear departure from his earlier stance.
- False (Obama would never break a promise).
5

Obama portrayed himself as a fiscal hawk, promising to cut taxes for most taxpayers while simultaneously putting America on a path toward fiscal responsibility with "a net spending cut."
- True, but the Congressional Budget Office now says that Obama’s proposed budget would explode the national budget through massive spending increases, increasing the already large deficit left behind by the Bush administration from $4.4 trillion to $ 9.3 trillion. Similarly, his signature middle-class tax cuts expire in just two years, while his promises to cut taxes for small businesses are postponed until after his term in office.
- False (Obama would never break a promise).
6

Obama promised to end income tax for seniors making less than $50,000.
- True, but it wasn't part of the tax cuts in the economic stimulus bill, It wasn't in Obama's first budget outline, which was approved by Congress on April 2, 2009 and it's not part of any currently proposed legislation.
- False (Obama would never break a promise).

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Barack Obama's First 100 Days Quiz

During the campaign, President Obama promised to allow 5 days of public comment before signing bills that come to his table, but just 10 days into office and he signed his first piece of legislation.

During the campaign, Obama promised lobbyists "won't find a job in my White House." But he has already nominated at least 12 of them to his team.

Obama promised to remove all combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office.

During the campaign, Obama promised to renegotiate NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) if elected president, and opposed new free-trade agreements with Colombia and South Korea.

Obama portrayed himself as a fiscal hawk, promising to cut taxes for most taxpayers while simultaneously putting America on a path toward fiscal responsibility with "a net spending cut."

Obama promised to end income tax for seniors making less than $50,000.

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