Name: History Shorts: A Lame Duck Crisis
Duration: 63
Description: When the lame duck period was much longer than it is today, two U.S. presidents let their personal animosity drag the country further into crisis.

When the lame duck period was much longer than it is today, two U.S. presidents let their personal animosity drag the country further into crisis.

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History Shorts: A Lame Duck Crisis

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Christian Zapata

<p>America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian—the U.S. president—would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.</p>


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