This seems hyperbolic - but I can really only remember obama's presidency for comparison, and I'm not quite educated on the actions of past administrations. Is

This seems hyperbolic - but I can really only remember obama's presidency for comparison, and I'm not quite educated on the actions of past administrations. Is there a way to compare past administrations' actions with the current's without relying on others, so I can reliably evaluate claims like this while still being a relative layman?