The Executive Office

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This paper contends that since 1920, the Executive Office of the President has expanded in size, complexity and power because of economic depression, global war, the threat of communism and legislative branch timidity. It explains that beginning with Republican administrations in the nineteen-twenties, twentieth century presidents of both major parties have asserted executive domination over the federal government and undermined Constitutional checks and balances to such an extent that the legislative and judicial branches of government have been marginalized into insignificance.

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"Since 1920, the Executive Office of the President has expanded in size, complexity, and power because of economic depression, global war, the threat of communism, and legislative branch timidity. Beginning with Republican administrations in the nineteen-twenties, twentieth century presidents of both major parties have asserted executive domination over the federal government and undermined Constitutional checks and balances to such an extent that the legislative and judicial branches of government have been marginalized into insignificance. Much of this expansion of executive power has been due to the pressure of domestic and foreign events such as the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War, which convinced twentieth-century presidents that they had to use the ..."

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