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The Presidency part 2. Rank. The President. the. Presidents. Survey of Historians: 11. Lyndon Johnson 10. Ronald Regan 9. Woodrow Wilson 8. Dwight Eisenhower 7. Thomas Jefferson. The President. Survey of Historians: John F. Kennedy Harry Truman Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The Presidency part 2 AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Rank The President the Presidents AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Survey of Historians: 11. Lyndon Johnson 10. Ronald Regan 9. Woodrow Wilson 8. Dwight Eisenhower 7. Thomas Jefferson The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Survey of Historians: • John F. Kennedy • Harry Truman • Franklin D. Roosevelt • 3. Theodore Roosevelt • 2. George Washington The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The Expansion of PresidentialPower Since the days of Presidents have developed new roles and expanded the power of the office. HOW? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The Expansion of Presidential Power – How? • The Constitution is not very specific on powers or • limits . . . basically says the job of the Prez is . . . • “to take care that the laws be faithfully executed” • Exercise of power sets a precedent for future exercise • of power . . . builds over time The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The Expansion of Presidential Power – How? • Focus of media attention, “spokesman for the nation” • The People tend to rally behind the President as he • “stands for the country” • Commands the military and intelligence gathering • agencies (CIA, FBI) The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
The Expansion of Presidential Power – How? • Use of the Attorney General & Justice Department to • argue for the legality of presidential actions • Growth of the bureaucracy, part of the Executive branch • Access to and control of information • Need for government to act quickly, the President can • act quicker than Congress or the Courts The President Military conflict Natural Disasters AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Perspectives on Presidential Power During the 1950’s and 1960’s people favored a powerful president. Logical outcome of Winning World War II And emerging out of the Great Depression “We’re Number One!” The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Perspectives on Presidential Power During the 1950’s and 1960’s people favored a powerful president. Who was president during this time? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Perspectives on Presidential Power By the 1970’s, presidential power was checked and distrusted by the public. Who was president during this time? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Other Perspectives from the 60’s • Disillusion over . . . The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
Other Perspectives from the 60’s • Loss of idealism after . . . The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency
And then . . . Came a leader on a white horse Promising that we could become a “shining city on a hill” and defeat the evil Soviet Empire and we would once again be NUMBER ONE Who? The President AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS - Presidency