In the United States, our president has many different responsibilities and duties like any other job. So what happens if some of these are not carried out? Does this make the president’s job performance not effective? Or are the duties carried enough to outweigh the ones not? In my opinion, some accomplishments are better than none at all. Some of these have been a result of his foreign policy, domestic policy, and campaign promises. It was said by John F. Kennedy, “domestic policy can only defeat us, foreign policy can kill us,” this shows just how important it is when dealing with issues surrounding foreign policy. One of President Obama’s foreign policy achievements was in Lybia when he decided to join with N.A.T.O to remove Ghaddafi from power. Initially, this mission was criticized greatly by both sides for getting involved in the middle of the Libyan …show more content…
An example of an achievement in domestic policy was through the American Recovery and Investment Act. This act provided $288 billion in tax relief for businesses and working families, $244 billion towards educational, welfare, and entitlement initiatives, and $275 billion federal loans, contracts, and grants. Stipulation was also accounted for to see where exactly the money is being used. Some might argue that Obama penalizes the wealthy and in return supports the poor through acts such as higher taxes, healthcare coverage, and welfare. In my opinion, the president has chosen where to invest this money wisely and it has certainly made an impact on better supporting the poor and
...ous statements it can be inferred that in some ways the Obama administration was like the Bush Administration in terms of foreign national policies. Obama also made poor choices by expanding on Bush policies that were already a dangerous jaunt from constitutional practices. Another thing Obama did was increase our expenditures by the billions, which can cause harm in his domestic reform agendas, and might lead to divisive and expensive foreign wars.
What were the major impacts on American foreign policy during the H.W. Bush & Clinton Administrations? How did Bush & Clinton define the post-Cold War world for the United States?
Of the most powerful people in the world, the President of the United States of America hits the top of the list. Even though the policy agendas that presidents set as they take office often go unfulfilled, the office of President is still one of the most envied spots to have. But why could this be? It is because the United States is the most powerful nation in the world and with the President as the leader, he is said to have the most power in the world ("Top Ten Most Powerful Countries in the World"). With power comes responsibility and with this position he must govern a country while abiding by the rules.
There are few words in the English language that are difficult to define. Successful is one of those words considering everyone has their own definition of what it truly means to be successful in life. The word successful becomes even harder to define when paired with the word President. Every President had different qualities that made them successful during their terms. These qualities would be necessary in both times of peril and in times of peace. Americans tend to have a hard time trying to find the few genuinely successful presidents among the masses. Two Presidents that were truly successful were Thomas Jefferson and Harry S. Truman. These men had such an impact on politics on both the national and global levels. Jefferson and Truman
A series of measures took the nation off the gold standard, thereby offering some assistance to debtors and exporters. He also got Congress to appropriate $500 million in federal relief grants to states and local...
success. In many aspects, he can be regarded as the first modern president, as he confronted and
...s special powers that only he can exercise and some of the include; Commander in Chief, Treaty making power, Judicial appointment power, and Chief Administrator. He had to exercise a few of these special powers when it came down to him dealing directly with foreign affairs and policy. Chief Administrator and the judicial appointment powers are used in Domestic Affairs. The other major way that this paper is related to class is the fact that Ronald Reagan was the 40th president in United States history. This class, the books, and the lectures all dealt with the American Presidents and how they handled their time in office. Ronald Reagan had a very high approval rate from the American public. He handled his time in office and the issues that came up while he was in office with great success. He is definitely one of the Greatest American Presidents in history.
The president has a significant amount of power; however, this power is not unlimited, as it is kept in check by both the judicial and legislative branches. The president is held responsible for passing legislation that will improve the lives of everyday Americans, even though he shares his legislative powers with Congress. The sharing of power acts as an impediment to the president’s ability to pass legislation quickly and in the form it was originally conceived. However, Americans do not take this into account when judging a president, as they fully expect him to fulfill all of the promises he makes during his campaign. By making promises to pass monumental legislation once elected without mentioning that Congress stands as an obstacle that must be hurdled first, the president creates unrealistic expectations of what he can fulfill during his time in office (Jenkins-Smith, Silva, and Waterman, 2005). A president is expected to have the characteristics that will allow him to efficiently and effectively lead the nation and to accomplish the goals he set during his campaign (Jenkins-Smith et al., 2005). There have been a handful of presidents that have been immortalized as the ideal person to lead the United States and if a president does not live up to these lofty expectations the American public will inevitably be disappointed. Since every president is expected to accomplish great things during his presidency, he is forced to created and project a favorable image through unrealistic promises. The combination of preconceived ideas of the perfect president and the various promises made by presidential candidates during their campaign create unrealistic expectations of the president by the American public.
Richard E. Neustadt, the author of Presidential Power, addresses the politics of leadership and how the citizens of the United States rate the performance of the president's term. We measure his leadership by saying that he is either "weak or "strong" and Neustadt argues that we have the right to do so, because his office has become the focal point of politics and policy in our political system. Neustadt brings to light three main points: how we measure the president, his strategy of presidential influence, and how to study them both. Today we deal with the President himself and his influence on government action. The president now includes about 2000 men and women, the president is only one of them, but his performance can not be measured without focusing on himself.
Understanding and evaluating presidents’ performance often poses challenges for political experts. The nation votes one president at the time and each presidency faces different tests. The environments surrounding a presidency have a tremendous impact on the success and failure of that presidency. In addition, the president exercises his power through a check and balance system embody in the Constitution. As stated in (Collier 1959), the Constitution created a government of “separated institutions sharing power.” As a result, a president works with others institutions of the government to shape the nation’s agenda. Thus, determining a presidential performance becomes difficult, especially when it comes to comparing the performance among presidencies.
The first domestic policy of Ronald Reagan’s that I’m going to talk about is the Economy Recovery Act of 1981. It reduced taxes by 25% over three years. It also planned to institute supply-side economics. The Economy Recovery Act of 1981 also cut $40 billion from the federal budget. I like this policy because it helps the people. And it strengthens the government.
Obama has striven to make it easy and affordable to provide healthcare for people in need of it. The United States changed the American health care system. Obama’s main purpose was to provide the Americans with health care that they can afford and also health insurance. Reducing the health care spending is essentially the goal he was going for in the United States. The Obama Healthcare was signed into law on March 23, 2010. It provided benefits and protection that comes along with the healthcare and the setup with health insurance where it can be easily purchased. The Obama care helps most small businesses and the economy because it’s an affordable program.
Our president is very important in many ways, some you may not even know of. Obama is important for 5 reasons. (1) he is the first black president since independence and has helped our economy in many ways. (2) He is a role model for young children worldwide and a symbol of our country. (3) Obama is important because he protects our country from foreign enemy’s. For example, he killed Osama bin Laden. (4) Obama provided health insuranse for 8million people in America who didnt have health insure with Obamacare. (5) Lastly, Obama is imprtant because he won the nobel peace prize. You guys now a days take the president for granted and don't even care about our current election. However, I think we should all show America what we think we can do
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To sum up, Obama has always been and will always be a great example of how to succeed in spite of difficulties or obstacles. Such a strong personality is worth to be admired. Obama has left me with positive feelings about the