presidential powers

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• 5/26/19
  

  The Expansion of Presidential Power Since 1973

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  Arthur Schlesinger Jr’s Imperial Presidency is now just the prelude to a far greater constitutional crisis that is possibly transforming the Presidency and destroying the separation of powers and checks and balances created by the Founding Fathers in 1787.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  1/12/19
  

  If Trump declares a national emergency, could Congress or the courts reverse it?

  by Chris Edelson

  If President Trump does declare an emergency, the question is: Will Congress use the power available to it, or will it play the role of passive spectator?