I am working on an essay for my AP Government class. We had to first pick 2 presidents in office between the years of 1960 and 2000 and choose 3 examples of why we feel that they were a great president.  I have answered most of the question that were assigned for this essay but am having trouble answereing the above question. Any help can give me would be greatly appreciated.
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Hasn't changed one bit. \nThe President only makes war with the approval of Congress. In the President's role as Commander in Chief he would act to protect the country and its interests in times of emergency.\nThis does not give him the authority to ignore the Constitution he takes an oath to defend and protect. Wiretaps still need the judicial branch.\nTechnology in terms of nukes, rockets and airplanes is the biggest change.
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I think it's over 40 years this has been happening. Why doesn't it change? It's not a simple answer. There are lots of websites talking about the reasons why. And one reason right now is I feel because of Bush.
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because many things that happen to a country does not start or stop when a president takes office. there are things that president Clinton decided to do or not to do that effects todays culture. there are some things happening today that can be traced back to Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.  also some people ask such hateful questions about Preident Bush that they want to remind them of the mistakes of the previous adminstration. no matter who  wins in 2008 they will be directly compared to president Bush.
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presidents used to be able to serve up to 4 terms in office  but a law was passed by congress that the president can only now serve 2 terms. Once a president has served 2 terms they can not run for another term. This does not matter if there has been another president since that last president who served 2 terms. The president who has already served 2 terms can never serve another even if that President quit office half way through the 2nd term
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All that stuff is because of their constitutions or whatever piece of writing they use as their basis for government. In our case, we have the U.S. Constitution. It dictates when presidents are elected and how they are elected and the length of their terms. I would imagine that all countries have something similar to that for their reasoning. Their founding fathers, or at least the one's who redrafted their constitutions, are the ones who decide what it should be.
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President\n\nGeorge Washington (1789-1797)\nJohn Adams (1797-1801)\nThomas Jefferson (1801-1809)\nJames Madison (1809-1817)\nJames Monroe (1817-1825)\nJohn Quincy Adams (1825-1829)\nAndrew Jackson (1829-1837)\nMartin Van Buren (1837-1841)\nWilliam Henry Harrison (1841)\nJohn Tyler (1841-1845)\nJames K. Polk (1845-1849)\nZachary Taylor (1849-1850)\nMillard Fillmore (1850-1853)\nFranklin Pierce (1853-1857)\nJames Buchanan (1857-1861)\nAbraham Lincoln (1861-1865)\nAndrew Johnson (1865-1869)\nUlysses S. Grant (1869-1877)\nRutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)\nJames A. Garfield (1881)\nChester Arthur (1881-1885)\nGrover Cleveland (1885-1889)\nBenjamin Harrison (1889-1893)\nGrover Cleveland (1893-1897)\nWilliam McKinley (1897-1901)\nTheodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)\nWilliam Howard Taft (1909-1913)\nWoodrow Wilson (1913-1921)\nWarren G. Harding (1921-1923)\nCalvin Coolidge (1923-1929)\nHerbert Hoover (1929-1933)\nFranklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)\nHarry S Truman (1945-1953)\nDwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)\nJohn F. Kennedy (1961-1963)\nLyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)\nRichard Nixon (1969-1974)\nGerald Ford (1974-1977)\nJimmy Carter (1977-1981)\nRonald Reagan (1981-1989)\nGeorge Bush (1989-1993)\nBill Clinton (1993-2001)\nGeorge W. Bush (2001- )
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Our founders felt that a certain amount of maturity was needed. There are also minimum ages for House of Representatives & Senate. Many statews have minimum ages for various offices for the same reason.\nI wouldn't be comfortable with a 25 yr old president.
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George Washington : 1789-1797 \nJohn Adams : 1797-1801 \nThomas Jefferson : 1801-1809 \nJames Madison : 1809-1817 \nJames Monroe : 1817-1825 \nJohn Quincy Adams : 1825-1829 \nAndrew Jackson : 1829-1837 \nMartin van Buren : 1837-1841 \nWilliam Henry Harrison : 1841-1841 \nJohn Tyler : 1841-1845 \nJames K. Polk : 1845-1849 \nZachary Taylor : 1849-1850 \nMillard Fillmore : 1850-1853 \nFranklin Pierce : 1853-1857 \nJames Buchanan : 1857-1861 \nAbraham Lincoln : 1861-1865 \nAndrew Johnson : 1865-1869 \nUlysses S. Grant : 1869-1877 \nRutherford B. Hayes : 1877-1881 \nJames A. Garfield : 1881-1881 \nChester A. Arthur : 1881-1885 \nGrover Cleveland : 1885-1889 \n Benjamin Harrison : 1889-1893 \nGrover Cleveland : 1893-1897 \nWilliam McKinley : 1897-1901 \nTheodore Roosevelt : 1901-1909 \nWilliam H. Taft : 1909-1913 \nWoodrow Wilson : 1913-1921 \nWarren G. Harding : 1921-1923 \nCalvin Coolidge : 1923-1929 \nHerbert C. Hoover : 1929-1933 \nFranklin D. Roosevelt : 1933-1945 \nHarry S. Truman : 1945-1953 \nDwight D. Eisenhower: 1953-1961 \nJohn F. Kennedy : 1961-1963 \nLyndon B. Johnson : 1963-1969 \nRichard M. Nixon : 1969-1974 \nGerald Ford : 1974-1977 \nJimmy Carter : 1977-1981 \nRonald Reagan : 1981-1989 \nGeorge Bush : 1989-1993 \nBill Clinton : 1993-2001 \nGeorge W. Bush : 2001-
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My, this is like a history essay test. Nixon was good in foreign relations like China. He was the president that ended Vietnam. His downfall as you know was from within his own people that lead to disclosure of Watergate. It was wrong to break in absolutely, but Nixon always had fear of the democrats and loosing his power. I for one never liked nor trusted him prior to his election of president and my gut feelings were true. He had the honor to leave office, while Clinton lied as he did and was impeached and remained in office. I wonder how they can get away with that? Yes, the press has the right to dig deep, but in Roosevelt's case, they were denied to reveal he was a cripple for a long time, as it was explained for national security. The president is an elected official that is to have the full trust of the citizens, yes there should be no immunity.
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There are so many! I think I would have to go with George Washington.  Can you believe what he did with what others called an army of men with pitchforks? He was a good leader and because of that we were able to establish the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and he was our first President.  He is one of our founding fathers.  That would be a great paper to write on because it can be about patriotism and that's what our country needs right now.  Let us know who you go with!
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The answer depends on how you define "President."\n\nGeorge Washington was the first President of the United States under the current US Constitution.  However, the constitution was not ratified until 1789.  \n\nPrior to the constitution, the US was run under The Articles of Confederation from 1781-1789.  The first president under the Articles of Confederation was Samuel Huntington.\n\nThe US won its independence in 1781.  However, independence was declared in 1776.  At the time, the US was run by the Continental Congress.  Its presiding officer was John Hancock.\n\nThe attached article gives a complete list of presidents prior to the constitution.
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Yes.  Until the 1930s, Presidents voluntarily limited themselves to 2 terms, following the example of George Washington.  Then the great Liberal Democrat hero, Franklin D. Roosevelt decided he was going to be president for life (died in office during his 4 th term).  So the Constitution was amended in 1951 (the 22nd Amendment) to limit people to two (total) terms.
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1.  Roosevelt responded to the Great Depression by creating new federal agencies and making new jobs for people\n\n2  One of those things was creation of the Social Security system, so that old people could retire and leave jobs that could be taken by younger people\n\nBonus:\n\n3.  Roosevelt led the nation during the Second World War.\n\nNow, do you homework!
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What you are being asked is to write a paper that discusses the separation of powers in the US Constitution regarding the military.\n\nThe President has certain powers and authorities over the military and Congress as different powers and authorities.\nThe idea is to ensure that neither can gain total control of the military but prevent a deadlock because the two may not disagree.
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1. Abraham Lincoln--kept the nation together in its most difficult time and was comitted to stopping the spread of slavery.\n\n2. George Washington--gave the country a chance to grow and set many precedents for the future of the country.\n\n3. Franklin Roosevelt--Saw the country through the Great Depression and World War II, promoted essential anti-poverty measures.\n\n4. Harry Truman--Established the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan (both would prove critical in ending the Cold War), integrated the Army and put the Civil Rights movement on the national stage.\n\n5. Thomas Jefferson--Doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase and ensured that the government stayed in the hands of the people.
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Okay, Dave, now I see, you're trying to still my answer! But it's okay, because Ronald Reagan was 'great president and man'. And there'll never be another like him. \n\n\n P.S.   Make sure to view your comments, Dave.
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Actually, the 22nd Amendment (which limits presidents to two full terms in office) had little to do with senility or political concerns, and more for the concern that America would end up with a "benevolent dictator" who would wield great power that he or she gathered over time.