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cookcarl

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Cummings and Wise argue that the technology of the nuclear age and the growth of government in a modern industrial society have combined to concentrate such great power in the office of the president that there are no longer any effective institutional checks on that power.
 
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Question 2

A paradox that American presidents face is that the technology of the nuclear age and the growth of government in a modern industrial society have combined to concentrate great power in the hands of the chief executive in some policy areas while restricting the president's options in others.
 
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Answer to Question 1

False

Answer to Question 2

True



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