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    social programs during the Great Depression redefined the role of government in Americans’ lives. His role during World War II established the United States’ leadership on the world stage. His 12 years in the White House set a precedent for the expansion of presidential power and redefined liberalism for generations to come” (“Franklin D. Roosevelt Biography”). FDR greatly changed the responsibilities and power as president. “By implementing a variety of innovative policies, FDR was able to pull…

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    involved in World war II , I would like to give a little bit of background information like who was he and why was he so important for united states.Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt ? he was a politician, diplomat and lawyer American, who reached to act as the thirty-second President of the United States and has been the only one to win four presidential elections in that country: the 1st in 1932, the 2nd in 1936, the 3rd in 1940 and 4th in 1944.Member of the Democratic Party, began his…

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    structure that America is based on today.. In the word today we still follow the same Federal system that the Americans used in the 1800. There have been many Supreme Court cases that have left an impact but none have left quit the impact that the Dred Scott versus Sanford left. The Supreme Court was founded in 1789 under the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Judiciary Act, signed by President George Washington, stated in the constitution that each state must have a federal court. Each state would…

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    George H. Bush was the 41st President of the United States of America. His Vice President was Dan Quayle, who was a senator from Indiana. He was only President for one term and at the 1993 election he lost to Bill Clinton, but while president Bush helped the country in many ways while he was in office. In July of 1991 President Bush tried to help the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union by meeting with the Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev. There they signed the…

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    came in as president with many ideas in mind to change the economic state the country was in. Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States and served from 1929-1933 (Freidel and Sidey).…

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    President Barack Obama’s actions have been questioned since the day he took the oath of office. These three articles address the constitutional limitations to his actions on immigration. Each article produces an individual view to the subject, including different tones and opinions, while maintaining objectivity and using rhetoric to convey their ideas. With this specific language, the authors are able to portray their view on the president’s plan in such a way that draws the reader in and…

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    When George Washington was the President of the United States in 1787 to 1797, he made decisions that would change America for the future to come. After the revolutionary war, Washington didn’t want any more wars, and wanted to remain strictly neutral. By doing this, he refused to enter any conflicts with Europe. During this time, the French revolution and Napoleon was causing major destruction in Europe, and the French people looked towards America for help. The American people were divided by…

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    Congress the important power of impeachment of high-level federal officials, including the President of the United States. “Without a doubt, impeachment of a sitting president is one of the most serious acts the Congress can undertake.” (Dr. Routh Fall-2015.) Many believe a call for the President of the United States George W. Bush to be Impeached, much less prosecuted criminally, along with Vice President Dick Cheney, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) George Tenet, then…

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    on an expansive military, and the need for such a thing. This ideal, is the precipice in which American foreign policy begins, changes, and ultimately is used from TR’s inauguration, to the current President sitting in the White House. The philosophy established by Roosevelt was three fold. First, was to establish or convert the American military as the world’s policemen; secondly, commit the American military to foreign excursions without permission from Congress; thirdly, negotiate…

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    elected into office as the nation's thirty second president. In the midst of the Great Depression with the second world war brewing, the expectations of the American people put a great deal of pressure on President Roosevelt's term. When President Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address came around, many Americans were very eager to hear what sort of plan he had created to solve the country's many hardships. With tens of millions of people listening to President Roosevelt on several different radio…

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