In general, the Romantic movement started as a rejection of "<span>d. Changes brought by industrialization" although perhaps the greatest factor was the new ideas of the Enlightenment. </span>
The reason he is on Mt. Rushmore is because he played a very important role in the evolution of the U.S.A.
The increasing use of executive orders by presidents suggests that presidents have been trying to take more power into their own hands rather than working with Congress to change laws.
In part this is due to difficulties with deep divisions in Congress, which makes cooperation to pass legislation in Congress more and more challenging.
In part it also has to do with presidents seeking greater authority for the executive office. Presidents will tend to do so especially in times of war or other perceived national crisis. Arthur Schlesinger's 1973 book, <em>The Imperial Presidency</em>, looked at how presidential powers, particularly in foreign affairs, tended to be increased by all presidents in wartime. While our Constitution seeks to check and balance powers between the branches of government, the Executive Branch tends to want to streamline execution of plans and programs. Presidents will issue executive orders to get something done in more direct fashion than working through Congress to get it accomplished.
Education become compulsory in the United States of America in 1880. An Act was passed in 1880 which make it compulsory for parents to send their children to school until they are ten years of age. The right to education was extended to the blind and the deaf children in 1893.
