Imperial presidency v imperilled
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Imperial Presidency
• Growth of federal power – New Deal • U.S. World’s policeman – foreign policy now largely the domain of the president and Congress usually defers to the White House in this area• The Nixon presidency (1968 -1974) generally seen as the culmination of the growth of presidential power• Schlesinger called this the ‘imperial presidency’ in 1973• Because of this growth it contained more possibility for abuse – which happened during Vietnam War, Cambodia and the Watergate scandal
Why?
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Imperilled Presidency• Increasing congressional resources to make Congress more
effective in oversight, such as setting up Congressional Budget Office
• Passing the Case Act of 1972, forcing the president to inform Congress of all executive agreements made with other states
• Allowing the passage of the War Powers Resolution in 1973 (vetoed by Nixon but overridden), restricting, in theory, the president’s powers to commit troops into hostilities.
• Passing the budget & Impoundment Control Act in 1974 to prevent the president from impounding money agreed by Congress
• The threat of impeachment leading to resignation of ‘imperial’ president.
Why?