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George W. Bush and the Legislative Presidency

In four pages this paper examines the legislative aspects of the American presidency with George W. Bush being the primary focus. ...

Comparisons Between Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush

have presided over rough economies. The poor economy, in fact, cost Bush Senior the 1992 election. According to experts, Bush Juni...

A Biography of Wesley Clark

Clark went on to become a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University between August of 1966 and 1968, where he studied philosophy, politi...

Unemployment Rates and the Presidency

create new jobs, the Bush administration has "indelibly identified itself with the performance of the economy" (Beattie, 2003, p. ...

Effects of the Child Labor Act of 1916 on Woodrow Wilson's Presidency

unions had become large and powerful. In fact, Wilson ran on a progressive platform and so it would only seem natural that he woul...

An Overview of Ronald Reagan's 1980 Climb to the Presidency

In this four page paper the writer ourlines the key elements that propelled Ronald Reagan to the U.S. presidency. Details are pro...

Imperial Presidency of George W. Bush

track of the actions and responsibilities of the other various aides. Additionally, these aides tend to be a type of rivalry with...

Problems of the US Government's Executive Branch

thereabouts, things become problematic at times. There are other situations too that create havoc and when the president uses his ...

Was the 2000 Presidential Election Stolen by George W. Bush?

term traditionally begins the first Monday in October, and so final opinions are issued in late June (Mears, 2002). Justices divid...

LBJ's Style of Leadership

Johnson entered hesitantly, he won the race (2003). During World War II, Johnson briefly did a stint in the Navy but returned to...

Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Its Opposition

the "loyal opposition" that he believed is needed in order for the two-party system to work best. He opposed FDR seemingly at eve...

Presidency of Teddy Roosevelt

the people", and that it was his responsibility and obligation to act on behalf of what was good for the nation - using whatever l...

'Presidential' Edith Wilson

Petticoat Presidency? 2003). Edith Wilson was a woman who had grown up in a happy home, with protective parents who adored her (E...

Richard M. Nixon's Presidency

said. I believe this was Nixons greatest downfall - not being true to his word. In the aftermath of Watergate, there...

Presidential and Congress Balance of Power

snuff, the idea that the presidents role should be expanded goes against everything that the Founders intended. First, what did th...

Government's Powers and its Three Divisions

branch. It can propose and make laws and it can pass laws with a two thirds vote even if the President vetoes a bill, but at first...

Various Types of Presidential Power

local dominating interest and insuring a policy determined by a range of desires (Tannehill and Bedichek, 1991). Madison also wan...

Effectiveness of U.S. Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson

As the War was coming near its end Truman had sent a very urgent plea to Japan that they needed to surrender. They refused and the...

U.S. Presidency and Naturalized Citizens

that you cannot choose your land of birth, but you can possess the choice of which nation you love and this should stand as someth...

The Evolution of Federal Native-American Policy

the tribes in Illinois had already signed treated which essentially given their land to the state. In light of this he pushed and ...

'Progressive' US President Teddy Roosevelt

ideals were perhaps grand and a bit idealistic as seen in the following: "Government should promote and, if possible, provide grea...

US President's Role

who sits in the Oval Office is the father of the country for four years at a time. One interesting change is that George W. Bush i...

US Public Opinion, Congress, and the Presidency

not the relationship between the executive and legislative branches is successful is due, in large part, to a presidents ability t...

Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

savings of 15% of Americans with them ("The New Deal"). People were losing faith in banks, and to prevent a collapse of the entir...

Positive Perspective on the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson

Thanks to his experience and his resolve he was able to stand up valiantly even in the face of many negatives. Prior...

The Life and Legacy of Gerald R. Ford

went to Yale to get his law degree he would coach football, and while many lawyers managed to find a way to stay out of war, Ford ...

The Presidency and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson

and 1776, and there he would write the Declaration of Independence ("Thomas Jefferson," 2007). In 1786, he helped to author a bill...

Evaluating John Adams's Presidency

the lions share of the credit" (Bruns, 2007). McCullough says that Adams had an "astute political mind" as well as being an eloqu...

Doris Kearns Goodwin: No Ordinary Time

than the others. It may be that they are all true. However, FDR did change his will to leave half of his fortune to Missy, antici...

Events in Jefferson's Presidency

an ideal opportunity for the young country slip away. Spain had ceded its land holding in the Mississippi River valley to France, ...