Introduction

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In our nations over two hundred year existence, we have only had forty four presidents. One of the founding principles of this country is that we will not be ruled by a monarchy and instead have three branches of government, with the president the main part of the executive branch. For many people it is easy to recall the past presidents of our era as well as those of our century, mainly because they are recent. Besides the eighteen presidents who served in the twentieth and twenty first centuries, there are others for some reason, people have a difficult time remembering. Starting with the inception of our nation through the civil war, we will look at some of the more popular and the lesser known presidents. Each president has particular events and ideas surrounding them during their presidency, which help to paint a picture of the country around them and the state of the government, but also show how they have left their mark on the country and in history.