History, 09.04.2021 18:40 jess6142

Use the passage below to answer the following question. “Both Lincoln and Roosevelt undertook acts they knew to be beyond the Constitution. Both did so in times of transcendent crisis when the life of the nation seemed truly at stake. Both acted, knowingly or not, on Locke’s doctrine of emergency prerogative, trusting that Congress would eventually approve their actions.”
-Arthur Schlesinger, The Imperial Presidency, 1973
Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?

(Choice A) Presidential power has increased in the face of growing federal challenges

(Choice B) Presidential power has decreased as Congress has become more powerful

(Choice C) Presidential power has increased as Congress has passed resolutions to expand executive warmaking powers

(Choice D) Presidential power has decreased as executive agencies have taken on more responsibilities

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