Crisis Legislation - The 2008 Financial Crisis and Economic Legislation

Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Globalization, Political Economics, grade: 2.5 (B+), , course: Introduction to American Government, language: English, abstract: The 2008 Financial Crisis and subsequent economic recession made economic legislation a priority for newly-elected President Barack Obama. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as 'The Stimulus,' provided a case study in the domestic politics of 'crisis' legislation.