Title: The Presidency and the Bureaucracy
Headings: 
The Executive Branch
The President and the Bureaucracy
Foundations of the Modern Presidency
The Electoral College
Removal of the President
Organization of the Presidency
Bureaucracy

Content: � Most of the early presidents of this country followed this theory in how they exercised the power of the presidency. 2) The stewardship theory of presidential power calls for a strong, assertive presidential role that, in the words of Theodore Roosevelt, directs the president �to do anything that the needs of the Nation demanded unless such action was forbidden by the Constitution or by the laws. �� Most presidents since the turn of the 20th Century have been more of this model than previous presidents. 3) The prerogative theory of presidential power, which is not mentioned in the text, carries the role of the president into more assertive and aggressive areas, often going outside the Constitution and the nation�s laws. � This theory of �paramount necessity� as defined by Abraham Lincoln and used by Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon pushes the direction of the presidential exercise of power into imperial or dictatorial areas, raising legal and ethical questions regarding its use. � Food for thought: Do you consider the presidency of George W. Bush to be of this type? 4) Originally the states were very strong in the new republic and the United States was not always an international power. � Expansion of the federal government�s policymaking role, the evolution of a large and active government, and the broader national and international responsibilities of the United States require strong leadership from presidents. 5) Because of the president�s constitutional authority as chief diplomat and military commander plus the special demands of foreign policy leadership, the president, not Congress, has taken the lead in addressing the United States� increased responsibilities in the world.