WWIIs effects on Presidency

Question 1

Increasing Executive Power

Answer 1

-FDR claimed infinite powers during WWII- declaring unlimited national emergency on May 27 1941.
-War Powers Acts of 1941 and 1942 led to FDR having the power to reorganize the entire executive branch, censor all media, and take over any public land for Govt. use.

Question 2

Secrecy of War Diplomacy

Answer 2

o The increase in diplomacy created a
greater disconnect between President
and nation.
o The Nuclear Weapons programme,
Tehran Conference and Yalta Conference were all largely done in secret- even Truman didn’t know