What do you think are the top five presidents we have studied thus far? Who are the worst and why?
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Points: Each time you make a comment to any question on this blog you will get 1 speaking point added to your discussion grade (for all you modest mice).
Comments: Should be at least 6 lines in length, thoughtful, relevant, polite, politically correct, clean, and feature analysis and evidence. They should also address at least one other person's comment on the question (unless of course you are the first to comment!)
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ReplyDeleteI think the top five presidents are Lincoln, Jefferson, Washington, Polk, and McKinley. The worst ones would have been Grant, Cleveland, Johnson, Q. Adams, and Davis. Grant didn't do anything and many scandal's have happened during his term involving the government. Cleveland only worried about tariffs, and Johnson was too much for the confederate side. Q. Adams was in a corrupt bargain to gain presidency and Davis just did a poor job.
I think the top five presidents so far are Lincoln, Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Jefferson, and FDR. So I agree with Catherine with a lot of her choices for the top 5. I think the five worst presidents are Jackson, Grant, Tyler, Hoover, and Buchanan. Jackson was an active, but negative president in general. Grant had a lot of controversy surrounding his presidency. Tyler seemed like he switched parties while he was serving. Hoover was not that effective because was not incredibly helpful with the Depression in it's early stages. Buchanan would not comment on slavery and really didn't do too much to help or discourage the issue.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nia that the top 5 presidents are Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, and FDR. The 5 worst presidents are Arthur, Grant, Hayes, Hoover, and Buchanan. Most of these presidents did not show any leadership skills and did their job poorly. Like catherine said, Grant had a lot of political scandals during his presidency. Hayes was a president during the Gilded Age and I think most of those presidents were too passive ineffective.
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