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A History of the Expansion of Presidential Power - The New York Times
The unilateral actions of President Obama in the domestic arena to circumvent Congress are more than matched by the president's unilateralism in foreign affairs. Among other things, President Obama has unilaterally commenced war, authorized the assassination of American citizens abroad and denied the writ of habeas corpus to detainees not accused of a crime.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/28/opinion/a-history-of-the-expansion-of-presidential-power.html
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How Has Presidential Power Grown Over The Last 2 Centuries? - Enotes
Understand how the presidential power has grown over the last two centuries from Enotes.
http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/how-has-presidential-power-grown-over-last-2-388702
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Evolution of Presidential Power - Slideshare
This presentation traces the growth of presidential power in the US.
http://www.slideshare.net/milnerj/growth-of-presidency-50602244
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History News Network - How Has the Presidency Changed Most in the Last 30 Years?
Madison's Nightmare: Executive Power and the Threat to American Democracy (University of Chicago Press, 2009) analyzes the theory and practice of presidentialism as they unfolded from 1981 to 2009.
http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/88190
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Power and the Presidency, From Kennedy to Obama - History - Smithsonian
Fifty Januaries ago, under a pallid sun and amid bitter winds, John F. Kennedy swore the oath that every president had taken since 1789 and then delivered one of the most memorable inaugural addresses in the American canon.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/power-and-the-presidency-from-kennedy-to-obama-75335897/?no-ist
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Evolution of the U.S. Presidency - How the U.S. President Works - HowStuffWorks
It was beneficial for the United States to have George Washington as the first president. Washington was aware his actions would be reviewed for centuries to come; he wrote that his foray into the first presidency was like "entering upon an unexplored field, enveloped on every side with clouds and darkness".
http://people.howstuffworks.com/president2.htm
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Growth of Presidential Power - Shmoop
The President of the United States is certainly the most powerful person in the world-but, interestingly, the Constitution's drafters did not expect this to be the case.
http://www.shmoop.com/executive-branch/growth-presidential-power.html
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SparkNotes: The Presidency: The History of the Presidency
A summary of The History of the Presidency in 's The Presidency. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Presidency and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
http://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/american-government/the-presidency/section1.rhtml
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The Evolution of the Presidency - US History
The 21st Century dawned on a very different presidency than the one created at the end of the 1700s.
http://www.ushistory.org/gov/7a.asp
