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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When Roosevelt took office‚ in 1933‚ he had three goals in mind‚ to save the banks‚ save the people‚ and to rebuild the economy. He set his sights on returning the banks to their prosperous days of the pre-depression age. Since the beginning of the Depression‚ banks were closing faster than the people could withdraw all of their money. He countered this by closing all the banks and had Congress pass an Emergency Banking Act that made federal loans available to private bankers. At the same time he
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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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Does The President Have? John C. Yoo and Michael Cairo both have different opinions about the president having unilateral powers towards war. John C. Yoo believes the President does have power while Michael Cario disagrees that he doesn’t. They both argue that during a time of war that the President has different amount of power. John C. Yoo’s view he believes that the President of the United States does have unilateral power during war. He argues that in a speedy action the President does have
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[pic] [pic]Willard Mitt Romney 64 Years old Republican Formerly the Governor of Massachusetts Currently Retired Pros; Mitt Romney is a strong debater‚ an impressive campaigner‚ and a skilled fund raiser. He has assembled an effective and out front Presidential campaign for 2012. He clearly takes being a candidate very seriously. Mitt Romney’s tax plan is the most practical and pragmatic which is why we wrote "Finally‚ a candidate steps up and offers a proven‚ tested‚ and verified solution to
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scholars have ranked each president in various ways. Despite the debate surrounding whom the “greatest” leaders of our nation are‚ ranking consistently proves difficult given the vast successes and failures each individual encountered. Similar to previous scholars‚ I have a created a rubric that outlines different characteristics of a “great” president. Each attribute within the rubric is important in distinguishing what I believe to be appropriate qualities in a president. As it is impossible to hold
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dealing with foreign policy. The founding fathers intended the president not to initiate war but be a commander in chief and could only respond to an attack. They intended Congress to be proactive and initiate military action and that the president is reactive and supervises military action. An imperial president would misuse‚ abuse and ignore these powers. An imperiled presidency is virtually the opposite and is a term used when the president cannot act effectively due to continuous conflict with Congress
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command of the defense forces of the Union is vested in the President but the exercise of the supreme command is to be regulated by law. The executive power of the Union is vested in the President. Yet he is intended to stand in relation to the Union administration substantially in the same position as does the king under the English Constitution. He is nominal or constitutional head of the Government. His position is not like that the President of the United States of America who is the real executive
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and the President The framers of the U.S. Constitution created a presidency that must win cooperation from Congress to get the work of government done. Lawmaking and policy-making powers are divided‚ and the politics of shared power has often been stormy. In general‚ however‚ Congress and presidents somehow find ways to collaborate and solve problems. The relationship between a president and Congress is the most important one in the American political system‚ and while presidents spend great
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(History.com).” At the time of the Great Depression the people were panicked‚ this quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt helped to demonstrate that there was hope left after all the tragic events. Although the Great Depression was a tragic day in history‚ society has been benefitted by making different approaches and laws because of the mistakes that were made during the Great depression‚ electing Franklin D. Roosevelt to which he made new regulations‚ and passing the first Social Security Act by Congress
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