ARGUMENTS FOR AN IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY

Question 1

What is an Imperial President

Answer 1

Describes the idea that the modern president is emperor like

This president goes beyond what the founding fathers wanted

Question 2

Argument for Nixon being an imperial presidency

Answer 2

1972 watergate shows he was using corrupt methods to advance his interests

Question 3

Argument for congress and war in an imperial presidency

Answer 3

Congress not declared war since 1941

Obviously had vietnam and korea war

Question 4

Argument for an imperial presidency in terms of the federal bureaucracy

Answer 4

The size of the federal bureaucracy was grown significantly since the 1970’s

Question 5

Argument for an imperial presidency in terms of Bush

Answer 5

Increased the powers of the president after 9/11

Authorising the powers of international torture and sending suspects without trial to Guantanamo bay

Question 6

Argument for an imperial presidency in terms of executive orders

Answer 6

Uses direct authority without checks from congress

Trump used them to cancel major international agreements

Question 7

Argument for an imperial presidency in terms of trumps presidency

Answer 7

Sacked advisors via twitter

Declared a national emergency for his wall in 2019 then vetoed congress’s attempts to overrule it

in 2018 he claimed he was above the law and that he could “pardon himself”

Question 8

Argument for an imperial presidency in terms of impeachment

Answer 8

Congress has never impeached a president

trump surviving twice shows an imperial presidency