Presentation on theme: "Evolution of Presidential Power"— Presentation transcript
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Evolution of Presidential PowerSlide2
I. Limited presidential power in the early republic
A. Worries of the Founders
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I. Limited presidential power in the early republic
A. Worries of the Founders
B. Examples of limited powersSlide4
Examples of limited powers:
Early on, the President and national government had little to do.
There was little interaction between the President and Congress. The President generally didn't initiate legislation.
The veto was almost never used.
The legislature was, by far, the strongest branch of government.Slide5
*Up until FDR's New Deal in the 1930s the President was just a negative force, providing resistance to Congress, not a source of initiative and leadership.Slide6
II. Sources of expansion of presidential power:
A. America's involvement in foreign
affairs increased.Slide7
II. Sources of expansion of presidential power:
A. America's involvement in foreign
affairs increased.
B. The President's ability to shape
public opinion increased.Slide8
II. Sources of expansion of presidential power:
A. America's involvement in foreign
affairs increased.
B. The President's ability to shape
public opinion increased.
C. The position as head of the
executive branch took on more
meaning as the size of the national
government increased.Slide9
D. Presidents began to claim
"inherent powers." Slide10
III. Growth of the Executive Branch
A. CabinetSlide11
III. Growth of the Executive Branch
A. Cabinet
B. White House StaffSlide12Slide13
III. Growth of the Executive Branch
A. Cabinet
B. White House Staff
C. Executive Office of the PresidentSlide14
