Does The President Really Matter

Woodrow Wilson, our 23rd president, became involved in a war that he did not want any part of. Wilson wanted to remain neutral and have peace as in his first term of office. During World War I Wilson’s roles in the war became well known in all countries. Wilson wanted peace more than anything else. In seeking for peace Wilson asked Congress for the U.S. to enter World War I. which may not sound like a peace strategy but Wilson felt it was the only way to stop Germany and gain peace. Wilson wrote his speech for world peace, Fourteen Points, that he was probably most famous for. He attended and played an integral part in The Treaty of Versailles. He was the founder of the League of Nations,

The end of World War I left much of America confused on the country’s role in world affairs. Many people believed that the United States should primarily worry about its own issues and problems, and let the world handle their own problems. But President Woodrow Wilson was not one of those people. He believed that the United States should be directly involved in the issues affecting all of the countries of the world. He also wanted the United States to be the country to make a push for a League of Nations. “The people of the United States could act upon no other principle; and to the vindication of this principle they are ready to devote their lives, their honor, and everything that they possess. The normal climax of this the culminating and final war for human liberty has come, and they are ready to put their own strength, their own highest purpose, their own integrity and devotion to the test.” Wilson believed that if the United States needed to be a part of a League of Nations in charge of keeping peace around the world, this would keep America

Being the President of the United States is a powerful position, but the government was created so the role does not have the final say which is shown by example by President Wilson. He believed that the United States should attempt to stay out of the Great War as long as possible and avoid fighting by creating a link of support for the allied countries. What would later become the open door into America’s entry into war, Wilson gave loans and supplies to other countries on behalf of the nation. On April 6, 1917 America joined in an unwanted war after Germans forced the nations hand. At the end of the war and destruction, Senate wanted to make a bold move and wanted to alter the Treaty of Versailles, to which Wilson fought.

After the end of World War I the United States entered into a period of isolationist foreign policy. On January 8, 1918, Woodrow Wilson announced the United States’ objectives through his Fourteen Points. His fourteenth point proposed a league of nations to protect international security and stability. After the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the Treaty

| 1. Initiated the no child left behind act 2. Modernized Medicare by adding prescription drug benefit 3. Pioneered a new model of partnership in development that tied American foreign aid to reform and good governance

Changing the president’s term to one seven year team without re-election would shift the incentive of a first term president to becoming more cautious of her decisions and attitude. This would be major because she would have not second chance with the nation that a re-election provides.

Throughout history, president's have faced the decreasing approval ratings over their time in the White House. We see that when going into election voters tend to lean more to the individual persuading them things that seem like they are going to make the nation great again. However when elected president, over the years presidents have failed to meet the promises they have made. To win for the presidents is the "power to persuade," but when they lose the confidence of the people, they lose the ability to lead. This causes the next election process, to become very difficult because citizens do not see the right to put in another president who is not going to fulfill their job and promises. However, when the president's approval rating is

Was Antifederalist 72 correct in saying the government would be too big and the people would be better off self-governing if we don't have a president and electoral college? In the year 1788 an anonymous writer by the name of Republicus sent an article to the Kentucky Gazette in March. The paper spoke of how the writer has a firm belief that the president would be too powerful and the voting system of electors seemed inefficient in the fact that the voter may not know what they are voting for. The president and electoral college need to be in place, despite the people having the power to self-govern, because history and my argument points will show you how it is better to have the right man for the job rather than everyone have a little knowledge

Washington in his speech said, “The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible” (Washington’s). Washington saw commercial relations as acceptable, but viewed foreign involvement dangerous when political. The US involvement in WWI completely went against Washington’s view. Woodrow Wilson not only politically involved the US in Europe, but decided to enter a major European war above all. Although Wilson justified the US involvement to Congress by stating, “The present German submarine warfare against commerce is warfare against mankind… The world must be made safe for democracy” (Wilson’s), this involvement in a war rejected Washington’s approach. The progressive period was a time period about democratic principles and a sense of morality, and Wilson emphasized that US involvement would be on the basis of morality and democracy. His “Fourteen Points” were a perfect example of this, with the idea of self-determination and equality of trade (President) and his desire for the League of Nations, to protect and preserve democracy and equality in the world. The progressive ideals stemmed off of the decision to go to war and changed the complexion of US foreign policy. The commerce of the United States was

Although the president has great military power and influence, the president in general does not greatly

Woodrow Wilson was only a young man, only graduation eight years before his article was written. During the time it was written, Wilson taught at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. He wrote this paper to share his political ideas with others. There could be many events that influence Wilson’s writings but it is most likely the local politics of the Gilded Age. The Gilded Age was the time period

In the admittedly short life time of the Presidential branch its occupants have taken massive strides in empowering and strengthening their office. At times a case could be made that the executive has aspired to too much; threating essential American political values, such is the case of President Franklin Roosevelt who secured a third term of office ignoring precedent and tradition. However, evidence would suggest that for any significant step a president takes towards increasing their power; often results in an equal and opposite reaction. That is not to say that our presidents are weak, in actuality we see that our presidents have significantly increased their power to wage war

The treaty of the Versailles was an agreement between France, England and the United states. Its intentions were to prevent a second world war however, it was a total fail. An obvious reason for not being effective could be because not everyone was included in the conference such as Russia, and Central Powers. Instead, Prime minister George Clemenceau had thought he would speak for all of europe and wanted to be the strongest of europe. Clemenceau seeked revenge towards Germany, in fact he desired most dismantle the best of Germany 's military and their nationalist pride. As for the United States, Wilson implemented the fourteen points which focused on self determination of people. Only few of his points were included in the treaty but these points had been the reason for conflicts happening in europe. Participation from everyone is important and not allowing everyone 's input could lead to negative outcomes such as, The league of nations which most likely failed because the United States wasn’t allowed to participate.

With the presidential election coming to an end on November 8th, everyone who is planning on voting has essentially made up their mind. Whether it’s Hillary Clinton or Donald J. Trump, many citizens have taken sufficient amount of time to come up with a decision on who to vote. Months ago, although I knew I would be voting for Hillary Clinton, the most important issue for me being immigration wasn’t entirely discussed by Clinton. It was hinted she was for immigration reform, but it wasn’t entirely clear compared to Donald Trump, whose main goal was to “build a wall.” With this interaction I wanted to learn more about the specifics of her immigrations reform. My main interactions was an email and couple of campaign stops by both Hillary Clinton and a big supporter of hers Bernie Sanders.

Presidents of the United States of America have been around since the country became it’s own. Each president is given certain responsibilities and rights. Presidential power is listed in the Constitution but since then, there’s been room for more responsibilities to come into play. The powers exercised in the modern world surpass those included in the Constitution. Today, the president has a number of offices and departments serving under him. These institutions help keep the government together and everything running smoothly. The presidents rely on a number of other things. Some include elections, political parties, interest groups, the media, and public opinion. There are different kinds of powers granted to the president. While some