Eisenhower+Focus+Task

Politics as a Theme: Eisenhower
Politics is a crucial area for us to investigate if we are to gain a full understanding of how far a President was successful. It is an area that provides us with insight into the role of the President and the factors affecting his success**.** The underlying question that we need to explore for each President is: **//How far was he successful as leader and why?//** What you need to consider is: **Before we look at the bigger areas above, build up your knowledge and understanding by taking notes on the following content areas:**
 * The aims/role of the President
 * How effectively he dealt with the challenges that he faced
 * The significance of his policies
 * The reasons why he succeeded/failed (due to his leadership or other factors?)
 * Perspectives/historiography
 *  The circumstances of Presidential appointment
 *  Personality/leadership style
 *  Issues to do with law and order
 *  Powers exercised within the Constitution
 *  Intelligence Agencies and their use
 *  Election results/mandate
 *  Relationship with Congress/policy-making
 *  Secrecy/corruption