Transcript Climate of Expectations2 - MVCC American National Government

Predicting Presidential Leadership
Part 1
Thousands March on Washington for Civil Rights
Watergate: Nixon Resigns
Iraq Invades Kuwait
Senate Rejects Versailles Treaty
Kennedy Assassinated
Teapot Dome Scandal Revealed
Roosevelt slams the door on trusts
Roosevelt Takes Panama
Truman Fires MacArthur
Stock Market Tumbles
Anwar Sadat Assassinated
President Clinton Impeached
Berlin Wall Constructed
Planes strike the World Trade Center
War Declared on Poverty
Governor Denies 9 in Little Rock
A Date that will Live in Infamy
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Foreign Issues
Domestic Issues
Demographics
Social Issues
GDP/Unemployment
Wars-ours/theirs
Needs and Wants
…basically…anything and everything that
matters to somebody.
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Long Term
 Economic Growth, Improving
infrastructure
Short Term
 War, High Unemployment
Hargrove
Barber
People’s attitude can
Times limit a president
empower
Factors?
Mandate Given
Role of Elections
What does the cycle
show?
How do the times relate
to the cycle of
presidents?
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Preparation
Achievement
Consolidation
Achievement
Preparation
Consolidation
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Sets the Stage for Change
Limited by the Electorate
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Has a Mandate for Change
Makes Numerous Accomplishments
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Slows Change
New Problems Arise
Does Not Effective Deal with Problems
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Preparation President_______________
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Achievement President________________
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Consolidation President_________________