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To what extent is ‘ imperial presidency’ an accurate description of the US president?
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To what extent is ' imperial presidency' an accurate description of the US president? The term 'imperial presidency' was coined by Arthur M Schlesinger Jnr to describe the shifting of presidential powers to those associated with monarchy. Schlesinger said that the decay of the traditional party structure led to the presidency as "the central focus of political emotion." One of the main features associated with the imperial presidency idea is that of centralisation. An imperial president centralises decision making around The White House, whilst refusing to co-operate with Congress and avoids Congress in making policy. This can be seen with Franklin D Roosevelt whose crusade of The Hundred Days was a personal mission that largely succeeded in comparison to his more interventionist policies later on. Another method used by an imperial president is that of impoundment. Here, the president refuses to spend money given to it by Congress if they deem...
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