Describe the factors that have led to a growth in the power of the chief executive
Answer:
An ideal response will:
1. Explain that the president's power has increased because problems in other countries have often created crises for the United States that required immediate emergency action.
2. Note that media coverage of the president's actions during headline-generating events and summit conferences with foreign leaders has contributed to raising the president's status.
3. Identify that national security concerns such as terrorism have contributed to assertions of greater executive authority in the Bush and Obama administrations.
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