Andrew Johnson's Role In The Democratic Process

In the year 1776 our country was born. After the Revolutionary War we officially became known as the United States of America. Aside from gaining our independence a new form of government was born or at least it was new to us. We were now a Democracy. One aspect of a democracy is there are 3 branches of government. They are Judicial, Legislative, and Executive. Perhaps the most interesting of the 3 is the Executive branch also known as the President of the USA. One job of the president is to serve as our Commander in Chief and direct our armed forces. Another one of his or her responsibilities is to implement and enforce the laws passed by Congress. Presidents have played a major role along with congress in shaping our country. Through the ages there have been many great presidents,but by far the best one was Andrew Johnson the 17th president of the United States of America.
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Unfortunately there are many Americans who have not even the slightest idea of past presidents and their accomplishments. Americans must strive to understand their history so they can be responsible citizens, and play an active role in the democratic process. Through my studies of U.S history I have determined that Andrew Johnson was the most amazing president. I also learned there are several reasons why he would be considered a not so good president. The thing is though Andrew started with not very much in his life, and experienced great adversity, but despite all this he went on to accomplish a lot. Don't take my word for all this though, go out and begin researching the history behind our great nation. Doing so will bring about great changes in your life, and the life of those around you. In turn American will remain a great nation with citizens who are not shackled by