Discussion 6: Contemporary American Presidents: 

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

AMH 2020               

Calvo

This is meant to be a sort of “light” or “fun” exercise as we wind down the semester. 

For this discussion students will match a more modern American President to the following categories:

Good: identify an American President that you have an affinity for, and then explain what makes that President “good.”

Bad: identify an American President that you think performed poorly in his constitutional duties, and then explain what makes that President “bad.”

Ugly: identify an American President that you think brought shame to the executive office, and then explain what makes that President’s behavior/policies “ugly.”

Students can only assess the following Presidents:

Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush I, or Clinton. 

Students can focus on one President, or write about two or three, depending on their assessments.  For instance, if you think Ford met all three categories, then explain why.  Or if you think Nixon was “good,” but Bush I was both “bad” and “ugly,” explain why. 

Three categories, up to three Presidents.