James Buchanan: Difference between revisions

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|Image=James Buchanan.jpg

|fullname=James Buchanan Jr.

|alias=President Buchanan

|alias=President Buchanan The Worst President in America

|occupation=Lawyer Diplomat Ambassador of Russia Secretary of State President of the United States

|origin=Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, United States|crimes=[[Xenophobia]] [[Negrophobia]] Corruption Blackmail Abuse of power [[Slavery]] [[Hate speech]] [[Racism]] [[Defamation]] [[Authoritarianism]] [[War crimes]]

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* He tried to admit Kansas as a slave state.

* He was a [[White supremacy|white supremacist]].

* He was a [[White supremacy|white supremacist]], and was openly supportive of [[slavery]]. He failed to address the issue of slavery, morally saying that slavery was wrong yet believing it was protected by the Constitution. He also blamed the Northerners and Abolitionists for the issue of slavery.

* He blackmailed the Supreme Court into passing the Dred Scott Decision, which said the the Constitution did not have the right to extend citizenship to African Americans.

** This resulted in dividing the Democratic Party into two bitter factions.

* He morally said that slavery was wrong, but he said it was protected by the Constitution.

* He attempted to stop Stephen Douglas from winning his seat in Illinois,

* He blamed the Northerners and Abolitionists for the issue of slavery.

* He failed to address the issue of slavery.

* He sent U.S. troops to the Utah territory, which resulted in the Utah War.

* He attempted to annex Cuba and make it as a slave state.

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== Trivia ==

* He is often ranked as the worst president in US history by historians~~; however~~, ~~that position~~ is ~~sometimes taken by~~ [[Andrew Johnson~~]] or [[Donald Trump~~]].

* He is often ranked as the worst president in US history by historians. In most presidential surveys, Buchanan is often ranked close to, if not at the very bottom of the rankings.

* As of the 2022 Presidential Expert Poll of the Siena College Research Institute, Buchanan is ranked 44th, the second worst president in the United States, only beating [[Andrew Johnson]].

* He was the only bachelor president, although his niece Harriet Lane, acted as the First Lady and was dubbed the Democratic Queen.

* He was the only President from Pennsylvania until Joe Biden.

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 |Image=James Buchanan.jpg
 |fullname=James Buchanan Jr.
-|alias=President Buchanan
+|alias=President Buchanan <br> The Worst President in America
 |occupation=Lawyer<br>Diplomat<br>Ambassador of Russia<br>Secretary of State<br>President of the United States
 |origin=Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, United States|crimes=[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>Corruption<br>Blackmail<br>Abuse of power<br>[[Slavery]]<br>[[Hate speech]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Defamation]]<br>[[Authoritarianism]]<br>[[War crimes]]
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 * He tried to admit Kansas as a slave state.
-* He was a [[White supremacy|white supremacist]].
+* He was a [[White supremacy|white supremacist]], and was openly supportive of [[slavery]]. He failed to address the issue of slavery, morally saying that slavery was wrong yet believing it was protected by the Constitution. He also blamed the Northerners and Abolitionists for the issue of slavery.
 * He blackmailed the Supreme Court into passing the Dred Scott Decision, which said the the Constitution did not have the right to extend citizenship to African Americans.
 ** This resulted in dividing the Democratic Party into two bitter factions.
-* He morally said that slavery was wrong, but he said it was protected by the Constitution.
 * He attempted to stop Stephen Douglas from winning his seat in Illinois,
-* He blamed the Northerners and Abolitionists for the issue of slavery.
-* He failed to address the issue of slavery.
 * He sent U.S. troops to the Utah territory, which resulted in the Utah War.
 * He attempted to annex Cuba and make it as a slave state.
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 == Trivia ==
-* He is often ranked as the worst president in US history by historians; however, that position is sometimes taken by [[Andrew Johnson]] or [[Donald Trump]].
+* He is often ranked as the worst president in US history by historians. In most presidential surveys, Buchanan is often ranked close to, if not at the very bottom of the rankings.
+* As of the 2022 Presidential Expert Poll of the Siena College Research Institute, Buchanan is ranked 44th, the second worst president in the United States, only beating [[Andrew Johnson]].
 * He was the only bachelor president, although his niece Harriet Lane, acted as the First Lady and was dubbed the Democratic Queen.
 * He was the only President from Pennsylvania until Joe Biden.