The Obama Presidency: A Preliminary Assessment

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Illustrations Figures Figure 9.1 Number of Presidential Speeches Mentioning the Economy or Health Care 136 Figure 9.2 Percent of the U.S Electorate By Age 137 Figure 11.1 Obama’s national radio addresses, first terma 163 Figure 11.2 Obama’s national television addresses, first terma 164 Figure 11.3 Bush’s national radio addresses, first terma 165 Figure 11.4 Bush’s national television addresses, first terma 166 Tables Table 1.1 Early Ranking Polls of the Presidents 5 Table 1.2 Well-Known Recent Polls 7 Table 1.3 2010 Siena Research Institute Poll (with a ranking of Obama) 8 Table 11.1 Environmental Legislation Proposed, passed in U.S. House and Senate, 2009–2010 167 ix x / List of Illustrations Table 11.2 Key Appointments to Bureaucratic Positions (Bush 43 Administration) 171 Table 11.3 Key Appointments to Bureaucratic Positions (Obama Administration) 173 Table 11.4 A Midterm Evaluation of President Barack Obama and Global Climate Change 178 Table 20.1 Barack Obama’s Presidential Policy “Czars” 319 Table 20.2 Barack Obama’s Senate-confirmed “Czars” 329 Table 21.1 Presidential Executive Orders and Proclamations 345 Table 24.1 Obama’s Approval Ratings 411 Table 24.2 Presidential Approval Ratings 411 Table 24.3 Total Public Laws Passed 413 Table 24.4 Total Executive Orders Signed 414 Table 24.5 Total Treaties Submitted to Senate 415 ...