How Presidential Power Has Changed Over The Years

Presidential power has changed over the years. Some presidents have tried to expand their power, and failed. Others have succeeded in expanding their power. Different situations have changed the outcomes for each president. William Howard Taft was someone who tried to expand his power, but failed. He originally was in small parts of the government, such as judge in the sixth circuit court appeals, until Theordore Roosevelt convinced him to be the Secretary of War. After Roosevelt left the presidency, Taft became the president. During his time as president, Taft started dollar diplomacy. Taft wanted to connect with other countries without fighting. This was going to be through money. Dollar diplomacy was a way to give loans to other countries. It was barely used when …show more content…
When Taft led differently, he lost many of his supporters. It was unsuccessful because of the amount of time he had in office and the loss of support he had. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth president of the United States. Just like Taft, he was involved in the government before becoming president. He was a Senate to New York, assistant secretary of the Navy, and nominated to be the Democratic vice president. Unfortunately, he had gotten polio. This did slow down his political career, but it did not stop him completely. In 1932, when he got over the Polio, he became president. The Great Depression started a few years prior to him becoming president. This led Roosevelt to launch the New Deal Program. The New Deal Program was put into place within Roosevelt's first one-hundred days as president. This created the Emergency Banking Act, which was a four-day holiday for the banks to find stability. The Tennessee Valley Authority was also created to make dams to help control damage from floods. The ratification of the twenty first Amendment was made to stop