Presidential Powers The many powers of the President have expanded tremendously since the beginning of our nation. These changes have been made, for the most part, because of certain events that have taken place in the past. Some of these changes have been made because of outside contributions, such as the press. The following will sort this subject out and make clear why the powers of the president have grown. Article II of the US …showed first 75 words of 1905 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1905 total…of presidential power. And the courts have been all but absent in restraining presidential lawmaking. Every president wants to be remembered in history, but he knows that if he overuses his power, he can easily be remembered as the first American dictator, which the people and the president surely don’t want to have happen. This is the one fact that will keep the powers of the president in check at all times. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**