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sc00by25

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How did the ideas of the Progressive Era affect the early development of the institutional presidency? Provide specific examples.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What was the effect of the Vietnam War on Johnson's War on Poverty?
 
  A)The growing public dissatisfaction with Johnson over the war led to a populist revolt against his anti-poverty policies and their eventual dissolution.
  B)The impoverished state of the Vietnamese galvanized American support for Johnson's programs and led to their rapid expansion by the end of the 1960s.
  C)The large numbers of Americans drafted for service in the Vietnam War resulted in a reduction of poverty rates, making Johnson's programs superfluous.
  D)The cost of the war effort depleted and diverted many of the federal funds that were necessary, and the programs faltered.



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Answer to Question 1

The ideal answer should:
a. Define the core values of the Progressive Era, which included an emphasis on reforms to solve social problems and an expansion of state power that required an expansion of executive authority.
b. Discuss how Theodore Roosevelt utilized stewardship theory to recast the relationship between the legislative and executive branches in addition to his harnessing of the bully pulpit to advance his policy agenda.
c. Explain how Woodrow Wilson set new precedents in the areas of White House public relations and in efforts to reform the economy, including the establishment of the Federal Reserve and efforts to outlaw child labor.
d.Note how the combined actions of both presidents expanded presidential power by shifting public perceptions of the office, as opposed to altering the formal characteristics of the office.

Answer to Question 2

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