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In the early 1900s, several presidents sent military forces into countries in Latin America and Asia to support leaders who were friendly to the United States. (McGraw-Hill)
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In 1935 Congress passed the Banking Act, which gives the president the authority to appoint the seven members that direct the nation’s central banking system known as the Federal Reserve System. (McGraw-Hill)
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In 1946 Congress passed the Employment Act, giving new duties to the president. (McGraw-Hill)
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The War Powers Act was created in 1973 to limit the president’s ability to wage war without a formal declaration by Congress. (McGraw-Hill)
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In 1977, President Carter signed two treaties giving control of the Panama Canal to the government of that country, but the Senate had taken months to debate and ratify the controversial treaties. (McGraw-Hill)
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Congress attempted to give the president some power over individual items by passing the Line Item Veto Act in 1996. (McGraw-Hill)
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In Clinton v. City of New York (1998), the Supreme Court struck down the law as unconstitutional, ruling that Congress could not give the president power to alter laws without changing the Constitution. (McGraw-Hill)
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In 2001 President George W. Bush began the “war on terrorism” by sending troops to Afghanistan.
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In October 2002, Congress passed a resolution that authorized the president to use the U.S. armed forces in Iraq “as he deems necessary and appropriate.” (McGraw-Hill)
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In 2002 President Bush persuaded Congress to create a new federal department, the Department of Homeland Security, to better coordinate anti-terrorism activities across the government. (McGraw-Hill)