these major events occurring it made it even harder. They did their best to run…
Washington, Adams,and Jefferson Presidencies Washington Inauguration elected by electoral college unanimously April 30, 1789 1st real test of constitution defined lots of roles and traditions of executive Washington's Crew Sec. Of State- Jefferson Sec. Of Treasury- Hamilton Sec. Of War- Henry Knox Attorney General-…
Thomas Jefferson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States who served as the third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Dwight D. Eisenhower was an American Army general who served as the 34th President of the United States. Both Thomas Jefferson and Dwight D. Eisenhower “betrayed” their party bases by ruling contrary to their party principles.…
The presidents have always played a crucial role in American politics and are known for their roles in unifying the nation. They are glorified for their charisma and ability to lead, but even these brilliant men make economic, political, and social blunders. Andrew Jackson, who was in office from 1829-1837, was a president of many firsts as he was the first frontier president, first to have a “kitchen cabinet”, and first to use a pocket veto. Jackson was later succeeded by his vice president, Martin Van Buren. Van Buren, who was in office from 1837-1841, was known for his shrewd political skills. Both these men laid down the foundations for a stronger, more centralized national government with methods that garnered mixed responses.…
President Richard Nixon’s Watergate incident and resignation in August of 1974 left the nation feeling skeptic toward the national government. Gerald Ford, who was not elected by the public, took the oath of office and became the 38th president of the United States. President Ford, coined with a repugnant image in both the eyes of the public and the media, was defeated by 56 electoral votes in the election of 1976. Jimmy Carter managed to receive similar distasteful images by the end of his single term as well. Although there were similarities between Ford and Carter, the two presidents were different in terms of previous experience, domestic policies, and foreign affairs.…
Very outstanding and influential, Abraham Lincoln had a divine gift of leadership, which he adequately exploited in the nation’s politic issues. Like every great leader, Lincoln comprehended people-characters, talents, desires, etc., in a distinct way, so he was able to communicate with people who supported him or even opposed him successfully and let them function in the nation. Elected to be the President of the United States, Lincoln started constructing his cabinet on his election night. Surprised to many people, Lincoln offered William Seward, a strong-minded republican who had been his main political rival, the position of the Secretary of State because Seward was radical on slavery issue and later considered as a centrist, one who supported…
Ronald Reagan once famously said, “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem.” In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected president, due to the Great Depression. He came up with something to help the people of America called The New Deal. It was meant to help the unemployed and starving. Sounds great, but what if those goal never came through? Both of those presidents, Reagan and FDR, are thought to be some of the greatest presidents ever. Which one was right? The new deal was based on government and how it was trying to help people. I think FDR’s intentions were great, but the New Deal ended up being a failure. It was a failure because it excluded people, Left half of the country starving…
“All the President’s Men” tells the story of real-life Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, portrayed by Robert Redford (“The Way We Were”,“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”) and Dustin Hoffman (“The Graduate”,“Rain Man”), respectively, and how they uncovered the Watergate scandal, which shook the American public’s trust in the federal government even more than the Vietnam War and the Kennedy assassination. However, the film does not focus on the scandal itself, but rather the process by which Woodward and Bernstein broke the story.…
Frost/Nixon written by Sir David Frost is a complete review of the time before and after the interviews between Sir David Frost and Richard Nixon. The interviews were the first time that Nixon had publically talked about the scandals surrounding his presidency since his reassignment. Frost/Nixon is a political documentary about the feelings, emotions, and aftermath of the Frost and Nixon interviews. The intended audience is the adults and individuals that were/are interested in Nixon and the scandals surrounding his famous presidency.…
When a citizen votes for a presidential candidate, he is predicting that Mr. X will surpass Mr. Y…
Penn and other Quakers believed that everyone had to seek God in his or her own way.…
William Henry Harrison had the shortest lasting presidency in American history. Harrison was a military officer and a politician before his presidency. Harrison became a war hero after fighting Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. After being elected into the White House, Harrison caught pneumonia at his inauguration. He died in office 32 days after; thus the shortest amount of time being president.…
Madison’s first political office came about in 1774, when he 23. That first job was as a member of the Orange County Committee of Safety. The Committee of Safety served Orange County (located in Virginia) by forming militias and ensuring that in the event of revolution the county would be able to govern itself.…
Effective presidents are those who must have certain traits in order to lead our country in the best way possible. These things would include being the best in economic, foreign and domestic affairs, chief executive, and commander in chief. Some of the presidents in our history have demonstrated these traits. These presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln.…
In the year of 1776, the United States became an independent country. At that moment, the great men who fought for its independence began to create the government and shape American politics. In Richard Hofstadter's The American Political Tradition and the Men Who Made It, he identifies twelve of the most influential men and the political traditions they created, including the Founding Fathers who started it all. Additionally, Hofstadter informs the reader of other significant government officials including Andrew Jackson and his democracy, the progressive, trustbuster Theodore Roosevelt, and ending with Franklin D. Roosevelt and his programs of the New Deal. Richard Hofstadter's ideas are brilliantly elucidated with his stunning choice of words and information. He begins the background with none other than the original American politicians - the Founding Fathers.…