Imperial President's Abuse Of Power

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In fear of abuse of power the United States created three branches of government that were to have authority over each other. However, occasionally a president is able to bypass the correct checks and balances put in place. When a president abuses his power he is known as an Imperial President. There have been numerous times where a president has abused their power; the following presidents most known for their abuse are Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon. The 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt, took office in September 1901 after the assassination of President William McKinley. When he became president he expanded America’s influence into the Pacific as well as Latin American Countries, such as Panama and Puerto Rico (History.com Staff, 2009c). He had sent troops into several Caribbean countries where he established new government in several without congressional approval (King 2013). On November 9, 1901 he established a naval base in the Philippines. Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president; he also took office after the death of a president, Warren Harding died suddenly August 2, 1923. Coolidge sent 5,000 troops to Nicaragua without congressional approval. …show more content…

Roosevelt, the 32nd president took office in 1882. On May 27, 1941 he declared an unlimited national emergency due to Nazi Germany’s threats of world domination (History.com Staff, 2009a). On December 7, 1941 there was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Roosevelt passed away on April 14, 1945; the following month on May 8, the war in Europe ended. Congress ended national emergency in 1947. To prevent national emergencies lasting this long in the future The National Emergencies Act was passed on September 14, 1976 to stop open-ended states of national

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