Imperilled vs Imperial Presidency Flashcards
what is imperial presidency
a dominant powerful president who may exceed constitutional limits
what are the issues surrounding imperial presidency
lack of accountability
president pocesses large power over foreign policy
president only ever accountable at elections/impeachment
example of imperial presidency
Nixon administration
three things the Nixon administration did (imperial)
authorised military intervention without informing congress in Cambodia
1972 watergate scandal- used illegal and corrupt methods for own advantage
continued vietnam war ith no congressional approval
what did president ronald reagan do (imperial)
pocessed lots of power over foreign policy
led the West to victory following the Cold War
what is imperilled presidency?
the theory that the president does not have enoguh power
the federal bureucracy is too large to control
what is the 1973 war power act
a piece of legislation that was designed to prevent the ability of the president to order military action without any congressional approval
how was obama an imperial president
military intervention in 2011 in libya
how did obama become a lame duck
congress had power to oppose proposed actions by the president e.g Obama wanted to appoint a supreme court justice however congress did not even allow a hearing
when did imperilled presidency begin to occer
after ww2
who proposed the theory of imperial presidency
Arnold Scheslinger
charactersistics of imperilled presidency
weak
ineffective
domindated by congress
characteristics of imperial presidency
unconstitutional
dominate congress
too much foreign policy power
1972 watergat scandal
nixon showed as corrupt and imperial for trying to have election secrets
since 1941…
there has been no formal declaration of war by congress despite all the military action which has occured
