Whoare ur top five presidents of all time and y?

Question

for me
1. FDR (helped pull the country out of the great depression plus ww2)
2. Thomas Jefferson(doubled the size of the us for 10 millions, although his move to block trade from the brtish was dumb)
3. Andrew Jackson (fought for the common man in a time where it was unheard of)
4. Abraham Lincoln (do i really need to explain my self here?)
5. Ronald Reagen (reagenomics baby reagenomics)

Answer 1

1. FDR -- pulled the country out of the depression
2. Harry Truman -- kept us going in the times after the war with his common sense
3. Thomas Jefferson -- enlarged the country with the Louisiana Purchase
4. Abraham Lincoln -- by sheer force of will kept our country from splitting in two
5. (and here come the boos) Bill Clinton -- for getting our deficit wiped out and helping to get the common person some of the money Reagan's buddies reaped in the 80's

Answer 2

1. George Washington . He won the war, could have been king, made democracy possible
2. Abraham Lincoln. Against all odds kept the nation together
3. Thomas Jefferson. Had the vision of a country from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
4.Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He led the country through the depression and then led the nation at war.
5.Harry Truman. Led the post war Europe and Japan to a situation where the US prospered beyond any body's dreams

other nominees are:
John Q. Adams
James Monroe (Doctrine)
Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Lyndon B. Johnson ( for the affirmative action )
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan

Answer 3

that would be
1) George Washington: he set great precedents. his neutrality policy although broken would have benfitted the country greatly and most importantly, because he was able to give up all that power readily. even king george said he would like to meet this man who can give up so much power already in his hands.

2) Thomas Jefferson: I disagree with him for changing his views on the cinstitution due to the lousiana purchase which ultimately led to more trouble for the native americans. and he was a hypocrite about slavery. but his declaration of independence was mindblowing...have i ever seen someone who can mold language together so beautifully and powerfully, perhaps not.

3) Abraham Lincoln: for the same unspoken reasons.

4) FDR: he really brought America through a very difficult time.

5) Ronald Reagan: he was the Great Communicator wasn't he.

don't agree with andrew jackson though because while speaking for the common man his infamous indian removal act really got on my nerves. If I was to add a sixth I'd say Bill Clinton only because we were mostly at peace during his time. Don't mistake me as anti-Bush though--regarding him I am more neutral only edging toward the anti side.

good question. : )

Answer 4

(1) Lincoln - almost singlehandedly saving the Union;
(2) Truman - ended WW2, embarked on the rebuilding of Europe, stood against Communist expansion in Europe and Korea;
(3) Reagan - defense buildup made the Soviets blink; restored national pride; introduced supply-side economics;
(4) Washington - set countless precedents for future holders of the office; the certainty of his election was probably what put the ratification of the Constitution over the threshold;
(5) T. Roosevelt - probably the first to understand the implications of the rising great-power status of the US.

Not Jefferson - brilliant as a political thinker and writer, but other than the Louisiana purchase a very average 8 years in office;

Answer 5

1) George Washington. Without him, we would not have had a country.
2) Thomas Jefferson. Founding Father, Louisiana Purchase and Lewis & Clark.
3) James Madison. Father of the Constitution.
4) Harry Truman. One reason only: Had the guts to drop an atomic bomb to save more lives than it took.
5) Reagan. He spent way too much, but he spent it on winning the Cold War. Tax policy that lowered rates, but doubled revenue.

I disagree with FDR. He continued and strengthened policies of the previous (Republican) administration that socialized our country and prevented free market influences from stabilizing the economy, prolonging the depression. One of his closest advisors was Alger Hiss, a Communist spy.

Answer 6

1. George Washington. he was the first one to take the job. And he refused to be made a "king". He didn't have a big head.

2. President Lincoln. Even though he didn't intentionally set out to free the slaves, he manipulated the war in a way that ultimately led to the end of slavery.

3. President JFK. although he was a womanizer and pill popper, he built good foreign relations. Even the foreigners "idolized" him and his family.

4. Clinton was actually good with foreign policy but he was a womanizer too and it bit him in the butt.

5. Eisenhower. He built the interstate roadways. He wanted a way to move military supplies around but ultimately it led to our interstate system.

Answer 7

Jefferson
Tried to keep country close to the Constitution

Washington
except for the national bank suggested by Hamilton Washington tried to keep us free.

Madison
President during a tough time and did well

Monroe
Very honest Presidency. Monroe Doctrine while not totally constitutional was a good thing.

Jackson
Did away with the national central bank. Only president to leave office with no deficit to pass on.

Answer 8

Roosvelt gave Eastern Europe on a silver platter to Stalin
Regan was OK, but he should have invaded Cuba
Good old Abe !
Carter allowed many people to enter USA when the Mariel. The bad news is that he also allowed a lot of delinquents sent here by fidel kastro
Sorry, but I cannot find more

Answer 9

1) JFK
2) FDR
3) Bill Clinton
4) Teddy Roosevelt
5) Abraham Lincoln

To explain why would take ages, but know that they all have led incredible presidencies even if they weren't perfect people. But hey, who really is?

Answer 10

1. George Washington - father of our country
2. Ronald Reagan - proved anyone could be president
3. Abraham Lincoln - helped with the declaration of independence


My top three!@~