The American President

written in 2004 would have been such an accurate representation of our current society during the 2017 election? The Plot Against America, written by Philip Roth, portrays the atmosphere and reactions of a 1940’s election. During this time, many Americans fear that Franklin D. Roosevelt will lead the great country to war. The Republican party proceeds to nominate Charles Lindbergh, the first pilot to navigate across the Atlantic Ocean alone. Roosevelt had prior political involvement and…

television in american households: a statistic which proved favorable for Eisenhower's campaign. In a well known campaign ad- "I love Ike", Eisenhower utilizes strategic rhetoric which successfully captures his likeable persona. Several "common folk" are seen marching rightwards (symbolizes Republican party support) towards the white house. Eisenhower's decision to include the ordinary american nurse, mechanic, suburban family, business people, etc was effective in portraying himself as a…

abilities of the future elected American president. The United States, as a country is 19.3 trillion dollars in debt and increasing with no sign of a turnaround in the future. As the country works hard to rebuild itself, we must keep in mind who we are electing to be the next American President. The current presidential race for election between the well established Donald Trump and the former First Lady, Hillary Clinton has raised many concerns in the minds of Americans due to the fact both of…

American politics is often defined by a persistent power conflict between the executive and the legislative branches of the government. Nevertheless, the concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances are to ensure that the branches of government provide a balance to help keep the entire government under control. Yet, according to James Madison, the legislative branch should be and was unquestionably dominant (Madison). Over the course of history, the executive branch grew in both…

With the current American Constitution, there are three criteria of eligibility to hold the position of President of the United States according to Article 2 Section 1. These criteria are that the President must be a natural born citizen to the United States, must be at least 35 years of age, and must hold at least 14 years of residency within the United States. While these qualities are important to finding the right individual to be the head of the executive branch, the current era that we…

during the presidency of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was then the governor of New York, was nominated as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party. In his acceptance speech he addressed the problems that we brought on by the Great Depression he told the American people that, He would pledge a new deal for the American people. In the election that took place that year Franklin Roosevelt won as was elected president. President Roosevelt’s…

George McGovern never had a chance of becoming President in 1972. The moment he entered the race his campaign was already dead—McGovern was a zombie. Throughout his presidential campaign McGovern was declared the candidate of “amnesty, abortion, and acid”. However, McGovern was not merely a zombie he was a leftist politician who championed peace, and economic equality. During this time, the New Left which was composed of leftist student political activists was on the rise. Thus, it is important…

The American foreign policy doctrine describes the set of principles and practises theta ere applied to the federal, state and local governments. The US presidential foreign policy describes these rules theta president sets to be followed during their terms in office, commonly referred to the presidential doctrines (Miles, 2013). The major presidential doctrine was first created by James Monroe, on the 2nd of December 1823. Theodore Roosevelt similarly revealed the major amendment to the Monroe…

power that radiated from the growing nation, and even the president. Once America became aware of its strength, the wish to ‘expand’ became merely only a part of America’s natural tendency. Not only did it become aware, it jumped with interest, land hunger,…

The President attempted to persuade his audiences by determining his credential as the President of the America. Obama used logos technique to persuade the crowd about what he was saying. He said “That’s my judgment as Commander-in-Chief. But I’m also the President of the world’s oldest constitutional democracy”. Bu using logos, he hoped to receive not only support from the citizens but also from the Congress because he believed “America acts more effectively abroad when we stand together."…