What were the meaning and implications of Theodore Roosevelt's view that the presidency was a "bully pulpit"?

What will be an ideal response?


Key Points: the presidency and the public; mobilizing public opinion; strengthening the presidency; the people versus special interests

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At the Battle of Bunker Hill, Israel Putnam "Old Put" uttered the famous line,

a) "The British are coming!" b) "Don't fire, boys, until you see the whites of their eyes." c) "These are the times that try men's souls." d) "It's a fine fox chase, my boys." e) "My lord, we will do our utmost endeavors to save your lordship that mortification."

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The southern economy thrived throughout the Civil War

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which crop grew well in the soil of the southern regions east of the Mississippi River, in what is today Alabama and Mississippi?

A) sorghum B) coffee C) cotton D) tea

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President Johnson was impeached, but not convicted

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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