With what political leader is the deomcratizaion of American politics most closely associated?
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Mispelled dear,; however, All political leaders are bound by  Democracy which is a philosophy, a system of government of which the supreme power is vested in the people, who freely elect representatives, and the doctrine of majority rule. The USA, a republic of which The Founding Fathers assumed the electors (Senate and representatives) would use discretion and not be bound by popular vote, thus the Electoral College, a formality that was debated in 2000 to abolish, but ultimately elect the president and vice president of the USA.
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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 N.S. – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803), the Embargo Act of 1807, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806).\n\nAnd check out the link below.
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I must say the teacher who dumped this on you has a funny idea of American politics.  But nevermind.\n\nThe only one that might fail to explain why the president is responsible for being a strong leader would be "the weakness of Congress."  Congress is not actually weak.  Bungling, self-interested, possibly even corrupt, but not really weak.
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George Washington, the man was very selfless and loyal to his country.  Plus, if it weren't for him, we'd have a king for a ruler in the US, not a president.
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The 16th President of the United States.  He lead the country throught the Civil War in the 1800s and was killed before he could oversee the postwar reconstruction.
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Independent\n\nNeither party represents Americans anymore!
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george w. bush\ngeorge bush\nGerald ford\njames polk\nwilliam taft
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I think Franklin Delano Roosevelt, because his influence is still felt today.  Social programs, foreign policy are still around 61 years after his death.  I think Woodrow Wilson was very influential with his idea for the League of Nations.  Theodore Roosevelt for his belief in the environment and the national park system.  Eisenhower because of the interstate system.  Nixon because we learned that the President was not infallible.  James Monroe because of his writing of the US Constitution.  Thomas Jefferson because of his brilliance and his gift of books that became the Library of Congress.   That's my list.
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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 N.S. – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and an influential founder of the United States. Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803), the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806), and the failed Embargo Act of 1807.\n\nA political philosopher who promoted Republicanism, sharp limits on the powers of the federal government, and the separation of church and state, he was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1779, 1786). He was the eponym of Jeffersonian democracy and the founder and leader of the Democratic-Republican Party, which dominated the First Party System for over a quarter-century. Jefferson served as the wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781), first United States Secretary of State (1789–1793), and second Vice President (1797–1801).\n\nA polymath, Jefferson was an agriculturalist, horticulturist, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, author, inventor, and the founder of the University of Virginia. President John F. Kennedy welcomed forty-nine Nobel Prize winners to the White House in 1962, saying, "I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent and of human knowledge that has ever been gathered together at the White House -- with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
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Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811–November 29, 1872) was an American editor of a leading newspaper, a founder of the Republican party, reformer and politician. His New York Tribune was the most influential newspaper of the period 1840-1870. Greeley used it to promote the Whig and Republican parties.
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Ronald Reagan (Modern Times) Saving the US from Communism and Liberalism\n\nAbraham Lincoln - Preserving the Union
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George Washington. He defined the Presidency and was the first (and so far only) military revolution leader to voluntarily limit his power to less than what he was offered.
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1 a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections\n2 : a political unit that has a democratic government\n3 capitalized : the principles and policies of the Democratic party in the U.S.\n4 : the common people especially when constituting the source of political authority\n5 : the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions or privileges
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Not in this time and era. I would like just one person to be for the people that was elected by the people. Great leadership is non existent in today's America. All I have left to do is pick by party, and pick the lesser of the two evils. Good question.
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The president of the United States of America is George W. Bush.  You may call him President Bush.
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Jimmy Carter\n\nHas great taste in Baseball teams,but as commander in chief,one of,if not the worst ever.Hostage crisis,inflation,and a general unwillingness to lead.
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This is supremely contentious question. \n\nIn terms of American leaders, the conscensus is that George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt were the greatest Presidents.\n\nIn terms of modern statesmen, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churhcill rank highly. In a sense, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were great leaders as well, even if many of their actions were morally reprehensible.\n\nIn the middle ages and classical times, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Saladin, Suleiman the Magnificent, Elizabeth I of England, Frederick the Great of Prussia, Catherine the Great of Russia must all count as great leaders.