Running on the slogan "Hope and Change," President Barack Obama made promises in 2008 to overhaul America's issues and create a country that better served its citizens.

He offered plans that encouraged Americans and gave them a hope that the country would be a greater place to live when he left office.

The President ensured the nation that he would promote equality for all and provide the marginalized with more opportunities to reach the American Dream.

Two areas he addressed specifically in his campaign and his time in office were healthcare and national security.

In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act, which provides healthcare at a reduced cost to all Americans, but especially those who could not previously afford it.

According to Politifact, the President and his administration said, 37 times, that those who wanted to keep their doctor and plans could.

Over time, though, people noticed doctors and hospitals wouldn't take Marketplace insurance plans and they had to search around. US News and World Report explained the reasons why.

Most of the burden of these issues fell on insurance companies, who didn't want to work with the Marketplace or refused to provide coverage for certain doctors, hospitals or procedures.

Another issue: rising premiums. ABC News reported in October 2016 that Marketplace premiums would also increase. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said 2017 premiums are expected to rise by 22 percent. In 2016, they only rose approximately eight percent.

Healthcare costs for families have risen significantly since the ACA has taken effect. In 2008, the President promised that health care premiums for families would decrease by $2,500 per year. According to Politifact, that promise has been broken.

CNBC, however, said in July 2016 that even if premiums increase, the average price of premiums for individual plans in 2017 will be lower than they would have been without the Affordable Care Act.

My family has seen our private health insurance costs rise by 30% since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Not only are the Marketplace's prices rising, but private prices are also.

Healthcare has become less affordable since President Obama took office, and quite frankly, the promises he made in 2010 are a slap in the face.

President-Elect Donald Trump vows to repeal and replace the healthcare law.

Further criticism of Obama stems from his military cuts and national security policies.

During his national security speech in April 2016, President-Elect Donald Trump commented that under the Obama administration, that the U.S. military is depleted. Republicans like Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney shared the same idea.

In 2016 the International Business Times reported on a shrinking U.S. Army. In that article, this graphic from the Department of Defense shows an overall decrease in the size of America's military.

Part of the decrease is the size of the military's budget, which has decreased over the last couple of years along with spending cuts across government sectors.

And part of the decrease in the military's budget is because of the United States' withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan, NPR said in April 2016.

The Military Times also attributed a lower military budget to Congress' approval of cost-cutting initiatives. When the military is smaller, they said, the cost goes down.

In addition, critics point to the rise of ISIS as President Obama's lack of national security initiatives to combat ISIS and what they have labeled as "Radical Islam."

According to the International Business Times, ISIS and its sympathizers successfully completed six attacks on U.S. soil between 2015 and 2016.

And ISIS continues to attract Westerners to its cause. In 2015 FBI director James Comey announced that ISIS supporters are in all 50 states.

The terrorist organization has increased attacks in Europe and around the globe, too.

In 2016, the New York Times investigated the number of casualties caused by ISIS-inspired attacks.

I have never heard President Obama or any of his administrative officials use the term "Radical Islam," which is necessary to defeat ISIS and other terrorist groups.

When asked about this matter, the President explained that by using the term, the religion of Islam would be offended and seen as violent.

The issue with this idea is that Islam is not the same as radical Islam. ISIS and other terrorist groups take the Quran and only use the parts that fit their ideology. They distort Islam and disgrace it.

Trump has vowed in his presidency to defeat ISIS and strengthen the country's national security by creating new military strategies and increasing the size of the U.S. military.

As President Obama's time in the White House comes to a close, the positive and negative effects of his public service are stacking up. Over the next couple years, they will become more apparent, and Americans will have a better understanding of what his presidency means for the nation over the long term.