Presidential Greatness: An Analysis of FDR’s Presidency Presidential greatness has many aspects‚ but it primarily means demonstrating effective‚ inspiring‚ visionary‚ and transformational leadership in times of great challenge and crisis. There have been many effective presidents‚ but there have only been a few great presidents because simply being effective and successful does not make one a great president. The distinction between presidential effectiveness and presidential greatness is
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With respect to the federal Constitution‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict constructionists who were opposed to the broad constructionism of the Federalists. To what extent was this characterization of the two parties accurate during the presidencies of Jefferson and Madison? Prior to 1800s‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans are characterized as strict constructionists who believed that the authority of national government rest on what is specified on the Constitution
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Propaganda has played an important role in term of the outcome of the war during the World War One (WW1). Therefore‚ during the World War One‚ the British used propaganda for different reasons. During the World War One period‚ Russia had a loss of over a million casualties in the war against Germany. That has resulted in a deterioration of its military and caused a domestic discontent. The People were suffering; the value of their money was deteriorating and women and children had to work for long
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important domestic issues were the struggles between the Jeffersonian Republicans and the Federalists. The Republicans wanted states’ rights and power to the people; whereas the Federalists believed that power should belong to “the best” people or the rich and educated people with the federal government dominating most of the power. Foreign affairs helped to fuel their disagreements between the Republicans and Federalists. One of the most significant of the debated domestic issues was that of Hamilton’s
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The Presidential election of 2012 exhibited the deep polarization the United States political system had gone through. After winning the presidency against the Republican nominee John McCain‚ President Obama was facing a series of challenges when it came to counteracting the situation of the economy and working productively with the GOP. The progressive ideals that he proposed were contradicted with his new challenger in the 2012 election‚ Former Governor of Massachusetts‚ Mitt Romney. After colliding
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Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Christen Barney Period 3 Kuiper Abstract Although women have equal rights as men legally‚ they still struggle to be taken seriously in many careers‚ politics being the main area of struggle. Looking through a feminist lens‚ the three articles I examined about the event aimed to shoot down a qualified and exceptional presidential candidate using an email scandal that was blown out of proposition‚ simply because of her gender. While serving as secretary
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During the Great Depression the American people suffer the worse of it from the Bread lines‚ Hooverville‚ and the degradation of the social norms. Before men went to ask for relief‚ Men exhausted their savings and borrowed from friends and family‚ their last option would the bread line. Also‚ many minorities suffered during the Great Depression‚ minorities were often the last to be hired and first to be fired. Also‚ farmers suffer as well‚ having purchased costly equipment for agriculture found it
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How much did the similarities and differences between Robert. E. Lee and Ulysses Grant affect the outcome of the Wilderness Campaign during the American Civil War The American Civil War (1861-1865) was the first true industrial war. With technological developments‚ most notably railroads‚ mass-produced rifles and telegraphs leading to drastic changes in tactics. With any change in how a war can be and is fought the largest test falls on the commanders ability to adapt. A good example of this
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system is as old as the country itself‚ but the first two political parties weren’t called democrats and republicans‚ they were the federalists and the anti-federalists. The term democrats and republicans went official in 1792. The two parties are split on their very different views in various subjects. These subjects are tax policies‚ social issues‚ labor and free trade‚ health care‚ and crime and capital punishment. One important subject that the two parties are split on are tax policies
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and as a president‚ the man the people turn their powers over to‚ one could safely assume that he was speaking from experience. Presidential character is very important both for the people and the country as a whole. Presidential character determines how a president will be remembered and can be the difference between being considered a weak president and a strong president. Presidential character is the face the president shows the nation as well as the person he/ she claims to be. Most of the
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