- Identify the constitutional powers of the presidency.
- Select two examples of the growth of presidential power during the 20th and 21st centuries.
- Support your examples with information obtained from the text and at least two academic articles.
- Although you may use additional academic articles obtained from the Library, here are some notable academic articles:
- Tushnet, M. (2015). The Presidential Empire. Dissent (00123846), 62(2), 101.
- Savage C. Takeover: Return of the Imperial Presidency [article]. Washburn Law Journal [serial online]. 2008;(2):299. Available from: HeinOnline, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 13, 2015.
- Carey, G. W. (2007). The Problem of the Imperial Presidency. Modern Age, 49(4), 443-451.
- Rudalevige, A. (2006). The New Imperial Presidency: Renewing Presidential Power After Watergate. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
- Boyer, P. (2010). The Imbalance of Power: How the Manhattan Project gave birth to the imperial presidency. American Scholar, 79(2), 105-108.
- Although you may use additional academic articles obtained from the Library, here are some notable academic articles:
- How does the dramatic growth of the federal bureaucracy affect public policy?
- Based on your understanding of the U.S. Constitution, how do you understand the increase in presidential power?
- Does this increase in executive power decrease the authority of the legislative or judicial branch? If so, please provide a specific rationale.