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    vision for the country’s future are qualities that make an amazing president. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt deserves to be added to Mount Rushmore and have his face carved on the colossal monument next to 4 other amazing leaders because he is responsible for forming America as we know it today. During his presidency‚ President Roosevelt helped the people through numerous obstacles which was a task that no other president in the history of the United States has had to face. Depression‚ starvation

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    Presidents 1-10

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    2nd President John Adams Dates: 1797-1801 Political Party: Federalist Domestic: Naturalization Act Alien‚ Alien Enemies Act Sedition Act Foreign: XYZ affair Remained neutral in French revolution Biggest Achievement: Kept US out of the French revolution Biggest Failure: Passed the sedition Acts 3rd President Thomas Jefferson Dates: 1801-1809 Party: democratic-republican Domestic Repealed Alien and Sedition Acts Removed direct tax of 1798 Foreign

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    Bill Clinton was born on August 19‚ 1946. He is a politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States. He previously was the Governor of Arkansas and State’s Attorney General‚ though not at the same time period. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Bill Clinton‚ the 42nd President of the U.S.A. was impeached by the House of Representatives on two charges‚ one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice‚ in December of 1998. These major charges came from his affair with former White

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    Being a president is a big job with big responsibility. To be a president you need to be wise and ready to lead your country. There are many important presidents in U.S. history‚ a few examples being; Abraham Lincoln‚ John F. Kennedy‚ and Theodore Roosevelt. Presidents are needed to inspire the people and hopefully help their country become better for its people. There are many roles and jobs of the President of the United States. The President is the head of the executive branch and the head of

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    President Wilson’s main goal before the start of World War I was to not get involved. Practicing isolationism was a difficult task to follow through with though. Intercepting the Zimmerman Telegram from the Germans to the Mexican government changes the perspective of entering into the war. President Wilson’s “He Kept Us Out Of The War” campaign slogan quickly went out the window. Before America just entered into the war‚ Wilson wanted to make sure he had majority support from the American people

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    President Nixon‚ according to Olmsted‚ always worried about conspiracies of un-American forces. Reason for this was mainly the public disclosure of the Pentagon Papers which exposed the lies about the Vietnam war “and its cynical disregard for American soldier’s lives.” (149) Nixon was determined to fight the leak who exposed the papers to the public‚ namely Ellsberg‚ a disillusioned former Pentagon and state department analyst. To fight him‚ Nixon was determined to use any means necessary. The

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    Stable President

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    Do presidents have so much power that they can almost guarantee reelection to more than two terms? Instead of starting a second term knowing he could not serve again‚ the president would be able to keep congress and the public guessing‚ thereby retain their influence until the last minute. There was a great belief early on of steadiness for America‚ and to achieve that there must be a stable president‚ so it was more likely back then to be reelected opposed to getting change. Presidents were

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    “The power of the president is limited to the power to persuade.” Discuss. (45 marks) Many people view the president as the all-powerful authoritative man who governs the country as he pleases from his oval office. However the president derives his power from constitutional authority. The president is required to influence those around him with political persuasion to achieve his political agenda. The president can’t simply wave his hand and demand changes in public policy and expect the governmental

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    Delano Roosevelt was one of the greatest‚ if not the greatest President the United States of America has ever had. Roosevelt was elected President four times‚ held office for twelve years‚ led America out of the Great Depression‚ started many programs‚ such as social security‚ which are still in place today. He led America through World War II and the tragedies that came with it and was America’s first disabled President. Eleven years before he was elected President‚ Roosevelt was out boating with

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    How does the President and Congress control bureaucracy? Federal Bureaucracy is a system of appointed individuals that serve in one of the major departments of our government. Both the President and Congress have some form of control over bureaucracy through several different means. According to Richard W. Waterman and B. Dan Wood in their writings The Dynamics of Political Control of the Bureaucracy‚ state that control is through “political appointment‚ budgeting‚ structure‚ personnel control‚ or

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