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Deal with the French.
Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France without having authority to do so. -
Jefferson not spending money.
Thomas Jefferson didn’t spend the money Congress put aside for gunboats because he thought they didn’t need them. -
FDR and the Great Depression
FDR took over as president during the Great Depression. He helped the country get through the crisis. -
Harry Truman
He used an executive order to racially integrate the armed forces. -
Harry Truman’s mistake.
Supreme Court declared Truman’s actions in taking over the steel mills, unconstitutional. -
Dissatisfaction with Lyndon Johnson.
The public was dissatisfied with Lyndon Johnson’s conduct of the Vietnam War. It made him not want to run again for president. -
Gerald Ford and Nixon
Gerald Ford granted Richard Nixon a full pardon before he could be indicted on charges that had to do with watergate. -
War on Terrorism
After 9/11, President Bush declared a “war on terrorism” and substantially expanded powers to fight terrorism.