Discussion Board: Presidential Rankings

This discussion board looks at the Office of the President of the United States https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitutio… f the United States Constitution outlines the expectations for the office of the President. At various times in the nation’s history, the office of the Presidency has increased in authority. For example, after WWII the president was given the sole power to declare nuclear war.  When the Constitution was written, the writers gave the Congress the power to declare war, of course they didn’t know about nuclear war. Since WWII Congress has not issued a formal declaration of war.  Another example would be  Executive Order 9066  signed by Franklin Roosevelt in World War II. 

One could argue the conditions a President faces allow for their leadership abilities to emerge.  As you read and think about these individuals who have served in the Executive branch. Think also about some of challenges they faced, like the Civil War, WWII, or the 9/11 attacks. You can find the C-SPAN ranking of presidents here.

Review the link to the survey of the “best” Presidents C-SPAN rankings. For your discussion post choose one of the top 15 to evaluate.  Then, answer the questions below in a discussion post. If you use any other resources in your discussion post be sure to include  Review the link to the survey of the “best” Presidents C-SPAN rankings. For your discussion post choose one of the top 15 to evaluate.  Then, answer the questions below in a discussion post. If you use any other resources in your discussion post be sure to include correct MLA citation format for each source Make sure you find reliable resources like the Library of Congress or the White House Historical Society.   Find a minimum of 2 resources to back up your answers. Additionally, this response needs to be your own, original thoughts. You may not use Articifial Intelligence to answer this post, if you do you will receive a zero. Questions:

Which of the top 15 presidents do you think was most effective as president? Why?

What were the historical circumstances of their time in office?

Did this allow them to expand the role of the presidency? If so, how.  

What did you learn