Imperial Presidency: Overview

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over the next two centuries. An issue that Schlesinger focuses on is
the presidents ability to make war. The decisions of the founders in this area
would have a huge impact on the power contained in the office of the president.
The consensus amongst the framers was that the president, as Commander in Chief,
had the ability to defend the United States and its interests, but the ability
to declare war was vested in the Congress. This decision set the stage for the
struggles between the president and congress. He also discussed the debate over
the power institutionalized in the presidency. At the time, there were two
schools of thought on the subject. Hamilton supported an active president, while
Jefferson argued in favor of a passive president. The final draft included a
compromise of the two theories. There was also some debate over the power of the
president versus the power of congress. Additionally, there was a compromise
made over this issue when writing the final draft. The ...

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of attention on the events of the
twentieth century, because, in part, this was when the power of the presidency
vaulted to the level that it currently maintains. The reason for this, in
addition to what the early presidents had done, was that the government was
growing fast and the role of the government was increasing. There were many gray
areas in which the president could extend his power. The power of the president
to make war as Commander in Chief is an example of a gray area where the
presidency was able to gain much power. Schlesinger discusses how the president
was able to gain power through the clause in the Constitution that gives the
president the power to mobilize the ...

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