Read the quote from President Theodore Roosevelt’s autobiography. My view was that every executive officer . . . was a steward of the people. . . . I declined to adopt the view that what was imperatively necessary for the nation could not be done by the president unless he could find some specific authorization to do so. What did President Roosevelt believe about the powers of the president? Presidents should act only if the Constitution specifically authorizes it. Presidents should follow the lead of Congress. Presidents are bound by the Constitution, not by the needs of the people. Presidential power can extend beyond the Constitution when it is best for the nation.

Presidential power can extend beyond the Constitution when it is best for the nation.

Explanation:

Constitution can be explained as the fundamental principles , laws or set of rules that guide or stipulate how a country or organization should be governed. It usually highlights the power in the capacity of the person in charge, e.g the president of a country or chairman of an organization.

In this case, president Theodore Roosevelt was trying to say that, presidents should be allowed or have the ability to do what is right or in need for his people, that is the citizens, even when it is not mentioned or highlighted in the constitution, and without contacting the legislatures before doing it.

the first two-party system consisted of the federalist party, who supported the ratification of the constitution, and the democratic-republican party or the anti-administration party (anti-federalists), who opposed the powerful central government, among others, that the constitution established when it took effect in