U.S. Presidency

Choose one president from American history. Note that this does not include the current president.  Please choose a president who has finished their time in office.

1. Using and citing evidence from at least one solid academic source, explain what you think is that president’s greatest accomplishment.
2. Using and citing evidence from at least one solid academic source, explain what you think is that president’s greatest failure.
3. Using and citing evidence from at least one solid academic source, explain that president’s overall impact on life in America. How did the country change as a result of that president’s time in office?
4. Respond to another student’s post. You must respond to a student who chose a different option/topic than you did. Your response should be more than just opinion – you may agree or disagree with their position but you must use and cite solid academic sources to make your case in order to deepen and extend the discussion.

5. Important Additional Instructions:

   Please treat your post like a mini research paper and pay attention to spelling, grammar, flow, citation of sources (using both in-text citations and full citations at the end in standard MLA or APA style), etc.  Use only sources from the following list. I have tried to broaden the sources you may use from the traditional “solid academic source” hierarchy in order to make life easier for you.  I have included sources from a wide variety of ideological viewpoints, but with reputations for factual accuracy. If you want to use a source outside of this list, check with me first.

   • You may choose from any of the peer-reviewed journals on JSTOR. Any one of the journals would count as a single source.
   • You may choose an academic book (check with me if you are not certain it would count as an academic book). Any one chapter in the book would count as a source.  You may use multiple chapters and they would count as separate sources.
   • You may choose an online source of primary data or primary historical information. Any one would count as a single source.
   • You may choose an academic/university study (often found on .edu websites). Any one of the studies would count as a single source.
   • You may choose from the following news sources.  Any one of these would count as a source.
     • • Approved Texas Sources: Texas Tribune, Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Dallas Observer, San-Antonio Express-News, Texas Observer, Texas Monthly, D Magazine
       • Approved TV and Radio News Network Websites: ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, CSPAN, BBC, CBC, NPR (note that this list does not include FOX, MSNBC or CNN)
       • Approved Major Newspaper Websites: Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post, L.A. Times, Christian Science Monitor, The Guardian
       • Approved Major Newsmagazine Websites: Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, The Economist, National Journal, The Atlantic, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune, Business Insider, Forbes, New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, Mother Jones, National Review, New Republic, The Nation, The Weekly Standard, Rolling Stone, The Hill
       • Approved Wire Services: Associated Press, Reuters. One extra point for typing “I read all the instructions” at the end of your post.
       • Approved Think Tanks: Center for Public Policy Priorities, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Center for American Progress, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Economic Policy Institute, Institute for Policy Studies, Rockridge Institute, Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Constitution Project, Council on Foreign Relations, New America Foundation, Resources for the Future, Henry L. Stimson Center, The RAND Corporation, Urban Institute, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Goldwater Institute, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, CATO Institute, American Enterprise Institute, Center for Immigration Studies, Center for Security Policy, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Heritage Foundation, Miller Center
       • Approved Factcheckers and Media Bias Watchdogs: Politifact.com, Factcheck.org, Media Bias / Fact Check (MBFC News), TruthOrFiction.com, Lead Stories, Hoax Slayer, Full Fact, Media Matters for America, Media Research Center
       • Approved Online Sources, Blogs and Vlogs: Oyez.org, Politico, Google News, Yahoo News, Huffington Post, Drudge Report, Democracy Now!, Vox, Vice, The Conversation, Ballotpedia, OpenSecrets, Project Vote Smart, ThoughtCo, Medium 
       • Approved Polling Sites: Gallup.com, FiveThirtyEight.com, The Texas Politics Project, polls conducted by universities.

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