civics chapter 5 presidents

andrew jackson

used the veto extensively…not only because things were unconstitutional but because he personally disagreed with them

franklin d roosevelt

addressed citizens right in their homes through fireside chats

abraham lincoln

savior of the union

abraham lincoln

declared martial law in maryland and other states

abraham lincoln

shutdown newspapers advocating secession

theodore roosevelt

promoted the conservation of resources and created agencies to ensure safer food/drugs

george washington

declined reelection after 2nd term because he didn’t want to be installed as a monarch

george washington

associated with establishing precedents

george washington

appointed the first department heads, negotiated first treaty, passed the first laws and issued the first veto

theodore roosevelt

believed the president should act as a steward of public welfare

abraham lincoln

argued that no state “can lawfully get out of the union”

theodore roosevelt

associated with the bully pulpit

andrew jackson

champion of the people

abraham lincoln

his election triggered a national crises as 7 states seceded from the united states

george washington

led troops to stop whiskey rebellion in pennsylvania

franklin d roosevelt

created “new deals” programs

franklin d roosevelt

maker of the modern presidency

andrew jackson

elected when many states first eliminated property requirements to vote