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Headings: What is a Mandate? - Definition & Examples
What is a Mandate? - Definition & Examples
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Mandates: When Winning Might Not Be Enough
When Is a Mandate Really a Mandate?
Roosevelt's Mandate
Reagan's Mandate
Truman's Mandate
Obama's Mandate
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Content: And the voters supported him; he was re-elected handily. Four years later, Roosevelt decided to run again, violating the 'two-term' custom that had originated with George Washington (at that time, there was no legal prohibition against it); his re-election that year and then again in 1944 for an unprecedented fourth term, was a strong indicator that the broad American electorate supported both his programs during the Great Depression and his leadership during World War II. Reagan's Mandate
Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980 and almost immediately embarked on several major initiatives; most notably, a major tax cut, especially for wealthier Americans. In 1984, when he ran for re-election, a major question existed as to how American voters would react, both to Reagan's policies and to the economic situation. The answer to both was exceedingly positive - Reagan defeated the Democratic challenger, Walter Mondale, in the most lopsided victory in presidential history. It would have been hard, after Reagan took 49 out of 50 states, to deny that his mandate was clear. Truman's Mandate
Sometimes, presidents win the White House in a manner that tends to negate the perception of a mandate.