imperial or imperilled president

Cards (7)

who came up with the imperial presidency theory?
professor Schlesinger
what is the imperial presidency theory?
the idea that the presidency has an imperial or emperor-like character
who came up with the imperilled presidency theory?
Gerald Ford
what is the imperilled presidency theory?
the idea that the presidency’s effectiveness was limited by an overly assertive Congress
Why does Donald Trump support the Imperialist theory?
his use of many executive orders
why does Nixon support the imperialist theory?
Military action - continuing the war in Vietnam
Watergate
why did president Ford have an Imperilled Presidency?
congress had passed new laws like the War powers act 1973 after Nixon’s presidency and this limited the power of subsequent presidets