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history, critics have assailed presidents—from Washington, to Jackson,
to Lincoln, and beyond—for allegedly abusing their power in tyrannical
ways. These fears arguably peaked during the Cold War, when foreign
policy, a matter often delegated to the executive, expanded exponentially
in importance. By the 1970s, some Americans feared that their country
was being run by, in the words of historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., an
“imperial presidency” (i.e., a presidency which held itself above the rule
of law). Review the Constitution’s provisions regarding executive
powers, particularly with regard to foreign affairs, along with the checks
which the Constitution places on those powers.
How did the power of the executive expand during the second half of the
twentieth century? How did Congress and the judiciary respond to this
expansion of executive power? In what ways did they resist, and in what
instances did they acquiesce to it? Has a new “imperial presidency”
emerged in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001?
When responding to these questions, refer to material from one of the
following videos:
Constant combatants: The president and congress - A Fred Friendly
seminar
Expanding power
Contemporary life v. the Constitution
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