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When it comes to the history of the United States of America, there are a couple of words that came into everyone\u2019s mind: freedom, democracy and many presidents<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Throughout the centuries, the United States has had a large number of presidents, attesting the country\u2019s democracy based structure and keeping their constitutional tradition and rights. Every citizen has the right to vote<\/strong> and plays an important role in choosing the presumably right person<\/a> to guide the country and its inhabitants to something more than survival.<\/p>\n

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As you might have noticed for the past few months, Americans and candidates for presidency take voting and the entire process of elections very serious<\/strong>. Whoever runs the state for the next years is the result of people giving their votes and sharing their opinions after many debates.<\/p>\n

The candidates are doing things differently than their ancestors<\/strong> used to and this year is really awkward in terms of aspirants for the White House office.\u00a0There are the wife of former president Bill Clinton, Hilary Clinton<\/a>, the controversial entrepreneur and currently much hated Donald Trump<\/a>, the man who is not a fan of and neither a favourite of the LGTB+ community, Ted Cruz, and your friendly neighbour Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n

\"electionAll candidates have tried to win the hearts<\/strong>, but mostly the votes, of the American people by different techniques \u2013 some tried to sympathies with the youth and give the impression of innovation and modernity, while some are voicing solutions to the darkest and deepest needs of the nation. But regardless of who wins, before them there where others who did a lot or at least enough for the country, people whom they would have to work very hard to surpass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Something old<\/h3>\n

Looking back in time the USA presidents have been a men<\/strong> more or less capable of keeping the country together and safe in front of the enemies. We are talking about the founders, about those who transformed the colonies into a nation capable of taking its destiny into its own hands.<\/p>\n

We are talking about those chiefs of state who aided the nation into becoming a great power<\/strong> on the globe, occasionally the greatest. Some of these men started slowly, but brick by brick they brought change and became responsible for the evolution of the American citizens. So, we are going to take a look at 10 of the American presidents who did the most<\/strong> for the nation state and who are definitely remembered in history books.<\/p>\n

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10. James Madison (1809 \u2013 1817)<\/h2>\n

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Born in 1751 in Virginia, James Madison<\/a> was the eldest out of the twelve children<\/strong> of James Madison Sr. and Eleanor Conway, owners of a tobacco plantation.<\/p>\n

Due to his family\u2019s financial stability, James Madison Jr. had the opportunity to study<\/strong> Latin, Greek, mathematics, science, geography, philosophy and rhetoric at the College of New Jersey \u2013 now known as Princeton University \u2013 and later continued his studies with Hebrew, political philosophy and law, but not to practice it.<\/p>\n

Later he served in the military<\/strong>, time during which he became the prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Thomas Jefferson<\/a> and eventually joined the Continental Congress. But his biggest role was yet to come. Madison and other nationalists decided to take matters in their own hands and face the debts brought by the Revolution. Madison developed the so called \u201cVirginia Plan<\/a>\u201d and became the Father of the Constitution<\/strong> and later of the Bill of Rights.<\/p>\n

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After a period of being the Secretary of State, at the order of Jefferson, Madison was inaugurated president in 1809. In 1816 he vetoed the bill approving the creation of a second bank that would aid them in the war against Britain. His and his fellow assistants\u2019 great commandment led to the War of success <\/strong>ending in their favour.<\/p>\n

Yet the European Americans were not the only ones advantaged throughout Madison\u2019s time spent as president. Although Madison\u2019s orders were not followed, American Indians were also supposed to be protected<\/strong> and aided in order to achieve a peace and stability between the two people.<\/p>\n

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9. Ronald Reagan (1981 \u2013 1989)<\/h2>\n

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Born in 1911 in Tampico, Illinois to a poor family, Ronald Reagan aptitudes of a good leader<\/strong> were revealed right from his childhood when he used to shelter African Americans over the night.<\/p>\n

His rescuing later resumed to a small job as a lifeguard, which allowed him to save approximately 77 people. Reagan continued his studies at \u201cEureka College\u201d and while majoring in Economics, he grew an interest in sports, politics<\/strong> and theatre<\/strong>, the latest being turned into an actual career for a while.<\/p>\n

Before getting into politics, Reagan had a contract with Warner Bros<\/strong>. and starred along Bette Davis<\/a> and Humphrey Bogart<\/a>, with a short break when he fought in World War II. He changed to television where he served as host of \u201cGeneral Electric Theater\u201d and \u201cDeath Valley Days\u201d.<\/p>\n

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40th<\/sup> president<\/h3>\n

After being the Governor of California from the late 60s until the middle 70s, Reagan ran for presidency<\/strong> and became the head of the state for the first time in 1981. His position as got him many enemies and only 69 days after being elected he got shot, but the people found him capable enough to vote him president once more in 1945.<\/p>\n

His two terms meant allowing again prayers in schools, appointing a woman \u2013 the first one \u2013 to the Supreme Court, starting a war against drugs<\/strong>, cutting the taxes and supporting science and technology, especially NASA<\/a> and giving support to families by giving the opportunity to poor families<\/strong> to acquire the necessary training in order to obtain a job.<\/p>\n