The Role of the President has taken on drastic new meanings with the power of the bomb, but it was not meant to be this way. The constitution has defined roles that has been taken to new limits about the Presidency, and Numerous Presidents have exploited them for the benefit of Executive power. All of this has led to a culminating loss of power and oversight in the other two branches of government.
The Constitution has three sections under Article 2 that define what the president is responsible for including, Pardons, Appointing ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and judges of the Supreme Court. He also has the duty to make sure that the laws are executed “faithfully”. (Linder) The latter part of Article 2 is what has led to expansion of federal …show more content…
Roosevelt was a major player in expanding the executive branches role and scope. FDR and the Democratic Party came into power, mostly because of the Great Depression, and their resolve to figure out a solution to this crisis. President Roosevelt solution to this was the New Deal and “The New Deal sought to insure that the economic, social, and political benefits of American capitalism were distributed more equally among America 's large and diverse populace.” (Leuchtenburg) FDR thrust the Executive branch into a largely expanded role as caretaker of the American people. His “Fireside” chats helped him build this sort of image and ultimately erode the strength of the states through his sweeping programs. (Leuchtenburg) Ultimately, it was World War II that led to the economic recovery of the United States, but that still prompted more executive power increases through President Truman. President Truman’s Speech the Truman Doctrine was largely Truman’s biggest impact when he was President. What the Truman doctrine accomplished was drastically expanding the president’s ability to wage war. He accomplished this by saying that anywhere there is a communistic threat that the United States would be there to counter balance it. This effectively gave the United States a right to intervene in any conflict that involved communism, giving us a preemptive war condition. Truman used this to involve us in the Korean War, and eventually it led to funding the Marshall Plan. This drastic shift in foreign policy effectively strong-armed congress into funding these actions. Even President George W. Bush is the latest example of how the Executive branch has obtained more power. After 9/11 the American population was all too willing to give up more personal liberty at the expense of some level of security and this is seen when the President established the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS or Department of Homeland Security was founded on November 25th, 2002, just one
The Constitution has three sections under Article 2 that define what the president is responsible for including, Pardons, Appointing ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and judges of the Supreme Court. He also has the duty to make sure that the laws are executed “faithfully”. (Linder) The latter part of Article 2 is what has led to expansion of federal …show more content…
Roosevelt was a major player in expanding the executive branches role and scope. FDR and the Democratic Party came into power, mostly because of the Great Depression, and their resolve to figure out a solution to this crisis. President Roosevelt solution to this was the New Deal and “The New Deal sought to insure that the economic, social, and political benefits of American capitalism were distributed more equally among America 's large and diverse populace.” (Leuchtenburg) FDR thrust the Executive branch into a largely expanded role as caretaker of the American people. His “Fireside” chats helped him build this sort of image and ultimately erode the strength of the states through his sweeping programs. (Leuchtenburg) Ultimately, it was World War II that led to the economic recovery of the United States, but that still prompted more executive power increases through President Truman. President Truman’s Speech the Truman Doctrine was largely Truman’s biggest impact when he was President. What the Truman doctrine accomplished was drastically expanding the president’s ability to wage war. He accomplished this by saying that anywhere there is a communistic threat that the United States would be there to counter balance it. This effectively gave the United States a right to intervene in any conflict that involved communism, giving us a preemptive war condition. Truman used this to involve us in the Korean War, and eventually it led to funding the Marshall Plan. This drastic shift in foreign policy effectively strong-armed congress into funding these actions. Even President George W. Bush is the latest example of how the Executive branch has obtained more power. After 9/11 the American population was all too willing to give up more personal liberty at the expense of some level of security and this is seen when the President established the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS or Department of Homeland Security was founded on November 25th, 2002, just one