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THE GROWTH OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER
Libertyville High School
Structure of the Constitution Article I makes Congress
strong17 enumerated powersCommerce ClauseNecessary and Proper Clause
Many argue that the Founders intended Congress to be strongest branch of government – why?B/c it represented the people!
Article II much more vagueOnly seven enumerated powers
Growth in Presidential Power Why has presidential
power grown?Unity of office (one person)Strong willed presidents
○ Washington; Lincoln; FDR; Reagan
War time = power to president as C in C
Congressional delegationExpansion of Federal
Government & Growing public expectations
President’s use of “bully pulpit”
Limits on Presidential Power
ConstitutionArticle II’s enumerated
powers limit authority of president to those 7 pwrs
BUT presidents argue for “executive powers” of presidency (exec. orders)
State of the unionThenAnd Now
Limits on Executive Power
CongressSets policy, makes
laws (designed to be strongest branch)
BUT what if they delegate their authority away to the President, for political reasons? (war powers)
Limits on Executive Power
US Supreme CourtInterprets ConstitutionBUT someone must file
a case to get the judicial branch involved (inherently reactive)
And who appoints US Supreme Court Justices, and all other federal judges?
How Should America be Governed?
Strong Executive, Weak Congress?
Strong Congress, Weak Executive?
Strong Executive, Strong Congress (with lots of conflict)?