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Using the Constitution to Re-Rank the Presidents

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Using the Constitution to Re-Rank the Presidents
Mt. Rushmore, in Keystone, S.D., in June 1995. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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Commentary
Every so often you read about a survey in which scholars rate the performance of previous American presidents. A good example is one recently conducted by C-SPAN. You can see its presidential rankings here.
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Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor, is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Jurisprudence at the Mountain States Policy Center and the Independence Institute. He authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025) and is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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