[Q]: Determine the topic of the passage. "Barack Hussein Obama II (; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States , the first African American to hold the office." Topic:
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[A]: Barack Obama

[Q]: Determine the topic of the passage. "A value added tax (VAT) is a form of consumption tax ." Topic:
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[A]: Value added tax

[Q]: Determine the topic of the passage. "The day a presidential inauguration occurs is known as "Inauguration Day" and occurs on January 20 (or 21st if the 20th is a Sunday)." Topic:
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[A]: United States presidential inauguration

[Q]: Determine the topic of the passage. "According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States spent more on health care per capita ($7,146), and more on health care as percentage of its GDP (15.2%), than any other nation in 2008." Topic:
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[A]:
Health care in the United States