Expansion of Presidential Power and Role in the United States
Toward A More Perfect Union: Introduction to American Government Third Edition by Patrick Coaty Edited by Gordon Babst
Journal Assignments
Journal assignments are extra credit. If a student hands in all four journals they will earn full credit. A completed assignment will be two pages. Again, I would like to see a structured argument and demonstration of your personalization of the material. PLEASE DO NOT COPY DIRECTLY FROM THE BOOK. PLEASE NO QUOTES.
4 Read Chapter 10 in More Perfect Union, Louisiana Purchase Treaty, Gettysburg Address, Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, Executive Order 9066: Resulting in the Relocation of the Japanese, Executive Order 10730: Desecration of Central High School, Executive Order 10924: Establishment of the Peace Corp, and The Presidency Learning Modules. Question: How has Presidential Power and the role of the President Expanded? Journal entry must be a minimum of two (2) pages in length to receive credit.
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In this paper, the purpose is basically to provide a comprehensive discussion of how the Presidential Power and the role of the President in the United States have expanded.It is notable that presidents in the United States have become more and more powerful over the years. The nature of the U.S. Presidency has changed significantly over time, from the restricted role that the framers of the United States Constitution had in mind to the rise of the president-centered government of the 20th century (Coaty 122).Those who framed the U.S. Constitution were wary of executive power since they regarded it as the most probable source of dictatorship. At present, the U.S. President is without doubt the most powerful individual worldwide, although interestingly, those who framed and drafted the Constitution did not anticipate this to be the case.
From the start, U.S. presidents worked to not only expand, but also protect their turf, and they were often successful. George Washington, the 1st president of the United States set the example; when the United States Congress asked for documents relating to the contentious Jay Treaty, he declined to provide them, introducing the dogma of executive privilege and making a point as regards the autonomy of the executive branch(Coaty 158). Later on during the 19th century, other presidents of the United States added new weapons to the president office's arsenal of powers. It is noteworthy that Andrew Jackson became the first president to significantly use the veto. President Lincoln read widely into his wartime powers as the commander-in-chief. However, the power of the president's office expanded at an even quicker rate with Roosevelt.
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