Quick Answer. Herbert Hoover served as U.S. president from 1928 to 1932, which was one of the most economically depressed periods in the country's history. Though he cut taxes, invested in public works projects, established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and signed into law the Smoot-Hawley Act, he failed to end the Depression.
MAJOR PERSONALITY STUDY FINDS THAT TRAITS ARE MOSTLY INHERITED. THE genetic makeup of a child is a stronger influence on personality than child rearing, according to the first study to examine identical twins reared in different families. The findings shatter a widespread belief among experts and laymen alike in the primacy of family influence and are sure to engender fierce debate.
If a personality trait runs in families, it may indicate that there is a genetic component to the trait because children share 50% of their genes with each parent. Twin studies involve an analysis of any differences between identical twins and fraternal twins.ince identical twins share 100% of the same genes and fraternal twins share only 50% of the same genes, identical twins should be more alike than fraternal twins if a personality trait has a genetic component.