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    President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in speech‚ Pearl Harbor Speech address the nation about the attack on pearl harbor from japan. Roosevelt’s purpose is to inform the nation about the attack and address the feelings of those who lost loved ones. He adopts a comforting but stern tone in order to stray the nation away from japanese empire. Roosevelt begins his speech of the Pearl Harbor address by acknowledging that the attack had nothing to do with any issues with japan from america.“The united

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    13/14 Essay What makes a good president? The United States has had many presidential leaders since the late 1700s. Many had good qualities and some had bad qualities. However‚ the citizens prefer the great qualities in a president. An ideal president is a responsible‚ presentable‚ influential‚ relatable‚ experienced leader‚ who has a clear vision and plan to benefit the country. These qualities has been shown through past presidents‚ including Ronald Reagan. There are presidents that have not shown

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    Norton English 9 22 February 2008 FDR: The Greatest President Who was the greatest president of the United States? There have been many great presidents in the history of the U.S. Many presidents have led our country through very trying times. Some people believe Lincoln was the greatest president. However‚ President Franklin Delano Roosevelt led our country at times when a great leader was needed. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the greatest president of the United States because of his New Deal‚ his

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    Uylsses S. Grant In my opinion President Grant was a good president. One reason I say this is his comand in the Civil War. Under Grant’s comand the Union Army was sucesfull in ending the Civil War. Grant along with the sucess of the CIvil War also the confederate nationalism and slavery‚ protected African American citzenship‚ and defeated the Ku Klux Klan. In Grant’s foreign policy he sought to increase American trade and influence while mainraing peace with the world. Dispite a

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    What are the qualities of a successful president? Being a successful president means being a leader‚ but what‚ exactly‚ are the characteristics of leadership? Some suggest there aren’t good presidents. William F. Buckley once famously remarked that “the office of the presidency is so staggeringly complicated that nobody‚ nobody‚ can be a good president.” I disagree. It is clear that it is‚ perhaps‚ one of the world’s hardest jobs. There was a sign on Ronald Reagan’s desk when he was president‚ and

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    Powers of the President Over the years‚ the president has been allowed to create a law without congressional approval * Through the Ordinance Power of the Executive branch‚ the president can issue orders that carry the weight of law: these orders have known as Executive Orders. These Orders allow the President to take care of business in a much faster way than he/she had to wait upon congressional approval. The Appointment Power Ambassadors and Diplomats Cabinet members Heads of Gov.

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    During his first year of presidency‚ Franklin D Roosevelt faced many challenges with bringing the United States economy out of the depression. The state of our economy had severely deteriorated by the time of his inauguration. President Roosevelt wanted to help the American economy. Therefore he implemented a plan named the “New Deal”‚ however‚ this new plan had many gray and fuzzy areas. The New Deal had phases. The First New Deal last from 1933-1935‚ the Second New Deal lasting from 1935-1937‚

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    Year President Event April 30th 1789- March 4th 1797 George Washington French Revolution began (1789)‚ Bill of rights created/ratified (1789/1791)‚ Whiskey Rebellion (1791)‚ Jay’s Treaty (1794) March 4th 1797-March 4th 1801 John Adams XYZ Affair (1797-1798)‚ Alien & Sedition Acts (1798) March 4th 1801-March 4th 1809 Thomas Jefferson Marbury v. Madison (1803)‚ Louisiana Purchase (1803)‚ Embargo Act (1807) March 4th 1809-March 4th 1817 James Madison Battle of Tippecanoe (1811)‚ Burning

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    3. Compare and contrast the foreign policies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Which do you think was a more effective president? Why? In foreign affairs‚ the "white man’s burden" helped to justify Roosevelt’s "New Imperialism" in foreign policy. Uncivilized nations would gain eventual independence once they had conformed to the American model of government and democracy. Roosevelt’s corollary to the Monroe Doctrine set up the U.S. as policeman in the western hemisphere. Under TR‚ the

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    Behind Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address Before the 1933 election‚ the United States underwent a great economic depression‚ which was at the fault of president Hoover. But President Roosevelt strongly believed in anything being possible. In Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first Inaugural Address he used ethos‚ logos and parallel structure to convey his conflicting feelings about World War I and the Great Depression in order to show his concern in improving and progressing the economy and

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