Progressive Presidents Padlet by Erika Comfort https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9 en-us 2016-12-02 01:15:03 UTC 2016-12-09 18:02:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Progressive Presidents Report Card: Wilson Leadership B Professionalism B-Contributions A Organization A comforte18 https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141358170 2016-12-02 12:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141358170 William Taft Leadership C Organization B Professionalism C Contributions C. Leadership:Taft was the 27th president of United States. Chief justice of the United States. Taft gets the C because the citizens did not think Taft did a good job as president because of his personality. Taft got higher than a D because he did a great job as Chief Justice because it was not all about press. OrganizationTaft got the B because he was very organized with an carrying on Roosevelt's trust busting and broke up nearly twice as many as his predecessor. He strengthen the interstate commerce commission and it's ability to negotiate rates with the railroads. What separated from Taft getting the B instead of the A was because he signed the tariff bill raising taxes. ProfessionalismTaft gets a C for professionalism because he had good and bad moments. Taft was an effective administrator, a distinguished jurist, he preferred laws compared to politics. He disliked complaining and was a poor politician. Progressives were pleased "Roosevelt has cut enough hay, Taft is the man to put it into the barn." But again he deserved the C because he was accused of failing to carry out Roosevelt's conservation. ContributionsTaft again deserves a C because he made huge mistakes, the first one was Taft's special congressional session revised the tariff down the Republican Party how to persuade Taft to get back on tariff reform. But other mistake was dismissing Roosevelt's friend Cheif Foster of the U.S. Gifford Pinchot. And explosion between them tore the Republican Party apart and drove a wedge between Taft and Theodore Roosevelt. What makes Taft not fail is that the Dollar Diplomacy which formed against American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through economic power by guaranteeing foreign countries. comforte18 https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141358927 2016-12-02 13:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141358927 Roosevelt:Leadership:Leader of the Rough RidersInfectiously energeticFound compromises for nation-threatening issuesUnified the nation through his natural leadership skillsOrganization:Focused on trust-bustingHad a well-balanced presidential scheduleSecured a presidential candidate that would continue his policiesFormed a third presidential political partyProfessionalism:Former leader of the Rough RidersEndured brutal hardships with the Rough Riders and made significant wartime contributions as a war heroKept a balance between a typical presidential attitude and his typical friendly natureBroke his vow not to run for a third term as president and competed against William Howard Taft in the 1912 presidential race, both acting in a childlike mannerContributions:Former New York Police CommissionerDeclared war on Spain (despite having no authority to do so at the time) and had a Spanish fleet sank within four hours of his declaration as the Assistant Secretary of the NavyLeader of the Rough RidersWar HeroEstablished trust-busting acts and policiesBroke apart monopoliesHad the Panama Canal formedStrengthened the United States' military imageSources: The Rough Riders by Theodore RooseveltInside Gov - U.S. PresidentsGrade: ARoosevelt made many significant contributions to the United States, both domestic and foreign, even long before he was the president and making even more major reforms to the United States after he became the president. The only negative aspect of his career was after Taft's first presidential term, when Roosevelt did not approve of the way Taft was handling the presidency and ran for a third presidential term, dividing the Republican Party. comforte18 https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141360388 2016-12-02 13:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141360388 comforte18 https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141381587 Leadership: President Woodrow Wilson was a great leader of the nation and people followed in his lead and beloved in him to successfully run America. Therefore, I graded his leadership skills a B. Wilson showed his strong, ambitious personality when he declared war on Germany. Although he had wanted to remain neutral, after the The Sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, Wilson decided it was best to defend our country and fight back. This leadership over the American army showed how Wilson was a strong leader who stood up and advocated for what he believed was right. Wilson also showed his strong leadership skills when he created a peace league called the League of Nations in which he wanted to ensure peace for the world, despite the war going on. This hope for peace gave the public an idea of what this war would result in and gave them hope to a better country and nation. Although the League of Nations was proved ineffective when Wilson failed to compromise the treaty of Versailles, therefore resulting in Wilson's grade of a B. A third way Wilson showed his  leadership skills was through his intelligence and skill in spoken word. Wilson's speeches always moved his audience and gave them a sense of safety and hope for a better world. Lastly, Wilson portrayed his great leadership skills laying the cornerstone regarding the relationship America had with the world during world war 1. The public believed in Wilson and his ability to create a strong, civil relationship with the rest of the world, and this is exactly what he did.


Professionalism: President Woodrow Wilson was very professional in office, however he did not exactly connect with the people on a personal level during his time elected. Therefore this is why I gave Wilson the score of a B-. People did not exactly admire Wilson for his personality, yet they admired him for his intelligence, and masterful skills at oratoring. However, Wilson was outwardly cold to the public and did not have a charismatic and charming personality towards the people. In his private life, Wilson was remembered to be funny and have a sense of humor, but this did not emanate to the citizens of America during his election. Wilson was also known to not be the best at small talk with the public created a bit of a divide between each other. His great skills in speeches was what Wilson was known for and this is what America admired about his during his time in office. His speeches and way with words was clearly interpreted by the public and they could tell this pressing knew what he was talking about, and felt secure with his decisions as their president. Overall, Wilson was not a president to be forgotten, but he is not as re,where'd of some of the other presidents among his time.

Contributions: Wilson contributed a great deal to the country during his presidency and was thought to had make just as much reforms, if not more, as Roosevelt and Taft. Therefore I graded him an A for his contributions to the country. One major contribution Wilson made was the creation of the Federal Reserve System. With this system, Wilson planned to manage the US currency in which he persisted to do since 1913. This system maintained the American system until this day. Another way Wilson contributed his knowledge and leadership to the country was through the creation of the federal trade commission. Wilson pushed through other progressive reforms to give a greater voice to the average citizen, restrict corporate influence, and reduce corruption in the federal government. Among his most notable achievements were laws on banking and tariff reform and the creation of the Federal Trade Commission. Wilson pushed through other progressive reforms to give a greater voice to the average citizen, restrict corporate influence, and reduce corruption in the federal government. Among his most notable achievements were laws on banking and tariff reform and the creation of the Federal Trade Commission. Wilson also limited power from monopolies by implementing a national reform program that he called New freedom. Wilson wanted to eliminate all trusts because he believed they were denying economic freedom to small businesses and ordinary citizens. 
Wilson was the first president since George Washington to speak before Congress, introducing and lobbying for legislation. Like Roosevelt, he also tried to influence, and utilize, public opinion to further his reform goals.]]> 2016-12-02 14:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141381587 comforte18 https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141385520 Organization: President Wilson deserve an A for organization because he was a very organized president and got many amendments ratified during his presidency. These include the 17,18,and 19th amendments. By accomplishing officiating these amendments, Wilson proved his organizational skills that he utilized in office.]]> 2016-12-02 14:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/comforte18/o0mqebkjscn9/wish/141385520