The presidents of the early decades of the nineteenth century exercised limited presidential power, more in line with that specified explicitly in the Constitution. Presidents of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, however, have broadened their scope of presidential power, taking advantage of power derived from other sources. (a) what are at least three (3) different factors that have contributed to the expansion of presidential power over time? (b) In what ways have these factors enabled such an expansion beyond the founding fathers’ original intentions? (c) Do you believe these developments have been for the better or for the worse?

The presidents of the early decades of the nineteenth century exercised limited presidential power, more in line with that specified explicitly in the Constitution. Presidents of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, however, have broadened their scope of presidential power, taking advantage of power derived from other sources. (a) what are at least three (3) different factors that have contributed to the expansion of presidential power over time? (b) In what ways have these factors enabled such an expansion beyond the founding fathers’ original intentions? (c) Do you believe these developments have been for the better or for the worse?