Does what happens in a politician’s life affect his or her ability to govern?

Most Americans in the 1930s and 1940s did not know that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was severely handicapped from polio and had to use a wheelchair, just as many in the 1960s did not know that John F. Kennedy had extramarital affairs while in the White House. Journalists at the time censored themselves due to respect for the office and the man. Which is better: not knowing very much or knowing a lot about the personal lives of presidents? Does what happens in a politician’s life affect his or her ability to govern? Have our most effective presidents also been the most exemplary? Explain.

Additionally, discussion forums should be designed to implement the following features. At the beginning of the DF there will be a word bank of specific terminology that must be employed in your initial posting. When listing your initial post be sure to select the relevant terms and underline and bold them in your initial posting. This must be present in order to receive credit. You must also cite or reference your text book at least one-time employing APA format. Initial Posting must be completed by Wednesday on the week assigned. Failure comply with this rubric standard will result in no points being awarded.
WORD BANK:
Expressed powers, commander in chief, executive agreement, executive privilege, veto, pocket veto, legislative initiative, implied powers, delegated powers, inherent powers, cabinet, White House staff, Executive Office of the President (EOP), National Security Council (NSC), Executive Order, Signing Statements.
We The People, Twelfth Edition
Benjamin Ginsberg, Theodore J. Lowi, Caroline J. Tolbert, and Margaret Weir
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
ISBN (FULL): 978-0-393-64432-6
ISBN (CORE): 978-0-393-66463-8

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