AP American Government Presidency Project
Lefkowitz
You are to research a post World War II president.
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Harry Truman (D)
John F. Kennedy (D)
Richard Nixon (R)
Jimmy Carter (D)
George Bush (R)
George W. Bush (R)
Dwight Eisenhower (R)
Lyndon Johnson (D)
Gerald Ford (R)
Ronald Reagan (R)
Bill Clinton (D)
Barack Obama (D)
All information with an asterisk (*), can be completed in an outline with thorough
phrases.
You will work with a partner. One partner will choose option A and one will choose
option B below. You will be graded on how clearly and accurately the information is
written. Evaluate the president and include a works cited page. You will present some
information on your research to the class.
A) THE ELECTION(S): The following must be answered for every election
which he competed.
List all of the candidates running in the general election.*
List the years of the election and the years president was in office.*
Describe the campaign strategy of the president and his opponents.
Describe the main issues during the campaign and how each candidate addressed these
issues.
Describe the ideology of each candidate in the election.
Describe why he won or lost.
CONGRESS:
Identify the majority party of each chamber of Congress during the president's years in
office.*
Describe the relationship the President had with Congress during the president's years in
office.
B) ACHEIVEMENTS & LEGISLATION
List and describe 2-3 important laws proposed/passed during the President's terms.
List and describe all domestic and foreign policy achievements attributed to this
president.
APPROVAL RATING
Give data to demonstrate the public approval rating of the President.*
Describe how and if this approval rating affected his presidency.
DOWNFALLS/CRITICISMS
Describe the downfalls/criticisms of his presidency including any issues with the media, political
crisis, military downfalls, ineffective legislation.
EACH STUDENT ANSWERS THESE TWO QUESTIONS AT THE END OF
YOUR PAPER.
The due date is Monday Feb. 24th
The following websites can be helpful, but do not limit your research to only these sites:
1. http://millercenter.org/president
2. www.presidency.ucsb.edu - this site can be used for links to each president's presidential
library site
3. www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/
4. gallup.com