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Progressive Presidents

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Progressive Presidents Theodore Roosevelt October 27, 1858 ? January 6, 1919 Republican Presidency Number: 26 Number of Terms: 2 Governor of New York (1898-1900) Interesting Facts: Youngest president His wife and mother in the same house, on February 14, 1884 There is no known record of him mentioning his wife?s name again His sister raised his daughter He was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize Awarded it for the Russo-Japanese treaty Given a ?teddy-bear? in 1903 Pushed for the creation of the Panama Canal Was shot in the chest en route to Milwaukee but refused to go to the hospital before his speech Spoke for an hour with the bullet in his lung, then was taken to the hospital

Ch 12 Reading

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AP Government Name _____________ Smith Period _____ Chapter 13 Reading Questions Directions: using the text, answer the following questions in the space provided. (20 points) Describe two ways in which the power of the president has expanded from its constitutional base. List and explain the function of three major policymaking bodies of the Executive Office. What is the difference between a hierarchical organization and the wheel-and-spokes system of White House management? What are the two indicators of public support of the president? What is meant by the president?s ?honeymoon? period? What is an executive agreement and how is it different from a treaty? What are the ?two presidencies??

Ch 12

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AP Government Name _____________ Smith Period _____ Chapter 13 Reading Questions Directions: using the text, answer the following questions in the space provided. (20 points) Describe two ways in which the power of the president has expanded from its constitutional base. List and explain the function of three major policymaking bodies of the Executive Office. What is the difference between a hierarchical organization and the wheel-and-spokes system of White House management? What are the two indicators of public support of the president? What is meant by the president?s ?honeymoon? period? What is an executive agreement and how is it different from a treaty? What are the ?two presidencies??

Chapter 12 Outline: American Government 9th Ed., Wilson&Dilulio

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Samuel Choi CHAPTER 12 OUTLINE: The Presidency Introduction Some people view the President as having too much power. The President can send troops without declaration of war. Johnson sending troops to Vietnam before the actual war. President Bush sending troops to Saudi Arabia. The President can control wages and prices. Nixon: Wage and Price controls of 1971 Roosevelt: Office of Price Administration The President can appoint officials FDR?s failed court packing plan Reagan + Carter: Appointed most federal judges, usually with similar ideology. U.S. presidency sometimes referred to as, ?imperial presidency? Others view the President as too weak. Compared to the power of prime ministers, the President has little power. Actions of the president are usually refuted by Congress.

American Government, Wilson - Chapter 14

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CHAPTER 14 - The Presidency What are Presidents and Prime Ministers? -Often Outsiders -Choose Cabinet Members from Outside Congress -Presidents Have No Guaranteed Majority in the Legislature What is Divided Government? Americans don?t like divided government. divided government - one party controls the White House and another controls one or both houses of Congress unified government - the same party controls the White House and both houses of Congress gridlock - inability of the government to act because rival parties control different parts of the government Does Gridlock Matter? In general, divided governments do about as well as unified ones in passing important laws, conducting important investigations, and ratifying significant treaties.

Chapter 6 Focus Questions

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Chapter 6: The Presidency as an Institution The dual nature of the presidency refers to how the power and role of the president is always changing. On one hand, the president has specific powers laid out in the constitution. On the other hand, the president loses some powers, gains others, and has his role changing. The president has always had the power to make treaties, grant pardons, and nominate the judiciary as well as other public officials. Over time presidents have been able to increase their power by taking control during war or another time of crisis. No the American president is not too powerful. Whenever any president attempts to make a grab for too much power, congress or the Supreme Court can shoot him down. This prevents any president from becoming too powerful.
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