Bad President Characteristics
Olesya Stadnichuk
Dennis Pohlman
Government
May 2, 2014
Best and worst President United States has had a fair share of good and bad presidents in the history of its existence. I believe that there are many things that make a president a good president, but I think the key characteristics are clarity of vision, willingness to change, character, intelligence, and leadership. And in my opinion a president who best utilized these characters is Abraham Lincoln and the president who utilized them the worst is Warren Harding. I believe that clarity of vision is one of the main characteristics that make a president a good president. Abraham Lincoln had a clear vision when he went into presidency of what he wanted to achieve as the president. …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln was a very intelligent man, both of his parents were illiterate but he had a desire to learn, so he did; he taught himself law. He didn’t have much formal education but he was more intelligent than a lot of the presidents. Warren Harding on the other hang came from a family of two doctors, he attended high school and college. Which would make him intelligent, but even with all of that education he wasn’t as smart as Abraham Lincoln. Another character that a good president must posses is leadership. Abraham Lincoln was a very good leader. He had a way with words; he had the interest and passion for words and he also had the ability to use language to express his views and to influence others. The Gettysburg Address is one of those examples, he wrote his speech himself and it was very moving to a lot of people. Warren Harding had a passive leadership style, which led to many problems in the cabinet. This didn’t make him a very good leader; he couldn’t even lead his own supporters. And it definitely didn’t make him as good of a leader than Abraham …show more content…
Its not to be a good leader, you have to have a good character. Abraham Lincoln came from humble beginnings, he worked hard to earn his law degree; this shows that he has a good character and that he is willing to work hard to get where he wants to be. He is also kind and compassionate, and honest man. All of these things makes his character stand out among all the rest of the presidents. Warren Harding on the other hand doesn’t posses many good presidential traits. He lied and cheated while he was in the office, and let his cabinet take advantage. He was also a pushover, he couldn’t say no, which also led to many people take advantage of him. These characteristics don’t make for a good
Dennis Pohlman
Government
May 2, 2014
Best and worst President United States has had a fair share of good and bad presidents in the history of its existence. I believe that there are many things that make a president a good president, but I think the key characteristics are clarity of vision, willingness to change, character, intelligence, and leadership. And in my opinion a president who best utilized these characters is Abraham Lincoln and the president who utilized them the worst is Warren Harding. I believe that clarity of vision is one of the main characteristics that make a president a good president. Abraham Lincoln had a clear vision when he went into presidency of what he wanted to achieve as the president. …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln was a very intelligent man, both of his parents were illiterate but he had a desire to learn, so he did; he taught himself law. He didn’t have much formal education but he was more intelligent than a lot of the presidents. Warren Harding on the other hang came from a family of two doctors, he attended high school and college. Which would make him intelligent, but even with all of that education he wasn’t as smart as Abraham Lincoln. Another character that a good president must posses is leadership. Abraham Lincoln was a very good leader. He had a way with words; he had the interest and passion for words and he also had the ability to use language to express his views and to influence others. The Gettysburg Address is one of those examples, he wrote his speech himself and it was very moving to a lot of people. Warren Harding had a passive leadership style, which led to many problems in the cabinet. This didn’t make him a very good leader; he couldn’t even lead his own supporters. And it definitely didn’t make him as good of a leader than Abraham …show more content…
Its not to be a good leader, you have to have a good character. Abraham Lincoln came from humble beginnings, he worked hard to earn his law degree; this shows that he has a good character and that he is willing to work hard to get where he wants to be. He is also kind and compassionate, and honest man. All of these things makes his character stand out among all the rest of the presidents. Warren Harding on the other hand doesn’t posses many good presidential traits. He lied and cheated while he was in the office, and let his cabinet take advantage. He was also a pushover, he couldn’t say no, which also led to many people take advantage of him. These characteristics don’t make for a good