[US Institutions] The US President

Résumé du document

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Langue: Anglais
Domaine : US Institutions
Thème: The US President

Rubriques et informations contenues:

KEY FACTS:
- Official residence
- Established (date)
- Elected by (name and number of members)
- Tenure (duration, renewability and associated legislation)
- First holder of office (name, political party, successive terms of office)
- Current holder of office (name, political party, ranking among US Presidents, term of office)
- Other official powers
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KEY FIGURES:
- 10 defining former US Presidents (name, political party, ranking among US Presidents, term of office)
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KEY EVENTS & REFERENCES (each event or reference mentioned includes a fully written summary):
- Washington: "Father of his Country"
- Lincoln's abolition of slavery
- Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
- Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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NOTABLE QUOTES:
2 related quotes (George Washington / Michelle Obama).

Extraits

[...] He also presided over the 1787 Constitutional Convention, which created the US Constitution and the US federal government. Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted a series of financial reforms and regulations called the New Deal (1933-1939). It was designed to rebuild the US economy and stimulate employment in the wake of the 1929 Great Depression, which lasted until 1939. The New Deal notably reformed Wall Street and established Social Security in the US. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY In 1863, Republican President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which paved the way for the abolition of slavery in the US, ending two centuries of slave trade and ownership. [...]

[...] when he was assassinated by a Confederate sympathizer who shot him in the head. On Nov Democrat President Kennedy was fatally shot in Dallas, Texas while waving to crowds from his presidential limousine. His wife Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy escaped unharmed. As the suspected killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, was arrested, a man named Jack Ruby jumped from the crowd and shot Oswald dead. Last updated on: November © D. PEDROCCHI-SAGE 2022. Tous droits réservés. Reproduction et diffusion, même partielles, strictement interdites. [...]

[...] TRUMAN Democrat 33rd US President (1945-1949)(1949-1953) Seal of the US President. ➢ John F. KENNEDY Democrat NOTABLE QUOTES “The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.” FOUR YEARS renewable once (22nd Amendment of 1947) ➢ FIRST HOLDER OF OFFICE - first US President George Washington George WASHINGTON no political affiliation First President in US history (1789-1793)(1793-1797) ➢ CURRENT HOLDER OF OFFICE OTHER OFFICIAL POWERS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF of the US Armed Forces EXECUTIVE BRANCH KEY FIGURES ➢ OFFICIAL RESIDENCE Joe BIDEN Democrat 46th US President (2021–Present) US INSTITUTIONS I have seen firsthand that being President doesn't change who you are – it reveals who you are.” - former First Lady Michelle Obama, Sep 35th US President (1961-1963) ➢ Richard NIXON Republican 37th US President (1969-1973)(1973-1974) ➢ Ronald REAGAN Republican 40th US President (1981-1985)(1985-1989) ➢ Bill CLINTON Democrat 42nd US President (1993-1997)(1997-2001) ➢ George W. [...]