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Arthur Schlesinger's The Imperial Presidency

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Some politicians are concerned that an imperial presidency is on the rise, and based off of past historical events, and predictions made by infamous historians, this could be true. Our United States political system is supposed to be split up into three branches, executive, legislative, and judicial; each with a different and equally imperative job. What is so important and special about this separation of powers system is that each branch works as a watchdog toward the other branches. Although this is how our federal government is supposed to function, history shows evidence of an, all-increasing in power, executive branch. In Arthur Schlesinger’s novel, The Imperial Presidency, he blames the coming of an imperial presidency and an increase

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