American Presidents Have To Balance Domestic Policy With Foreign Policy

American presidents have to balance domestic policy with foreign policy. Discuss the degree to which the following presidents were successful and unsuccessful in domestic and foreign policy: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson.

As president of the United States of America, you must be able to balance both domestic policy and foreign policy. Domestic policy consists of the problems and situations that directly affect the country. However, foreign policy consists of the problems that concern both the government’s own country as well as foreign countries to solve problems and potential problems. The United States’ first three presidents (George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson) were forced to set the pace and create an example of how to balance both policies for future presidents. Because these presidents really didn’t have any previous examples to follow, they had to figure the situation out for themselves, which clearly shows in each president’s successes and failures in balancing foreign policy with domestic policy. George Washington was elected the nation’s first president unanimously in 1789 by the Electoral College. He was elected for a second term, but he refused to serve a third,
Adams was able to remain neutral during the war between France and Britain, which was a great domestic success. He kept America out of any potential conflict. Also, he established a stronger navy for the United States. The previous president, George Washington, was a general in the Army, so the structure of the navy fell second in priority to him. Adams managed to keep the army in its great shape as well as advance the navy, which is also a domestic achievement on Adams’ part. However, many will argue that John Adams did more harm than good during his time as President of the United