Timothy W Kutas DDS

. The influence of Congress on the presidency has varied from period to period depending on factors such as congressional leadership presidential political influence historical circumstances such as war and individual initiative by members of Congress the impeachment of Andrew Johnson made the presidency less powerful than Congress for a considerable period afterwards the 20th and 21st centuries have seen the rise of presidential power under politicians such as Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Franklin D Roosevelt Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan and George W Bush. However in recent years Congress has restricted presidential power with laws such as the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the War Powers Resolution Nevertheless the Presidency remains considerably more powerful today than during the 19th century. Executive branch officials are often loath to reveal sensitive information to members of Congress because of concern that information could not be kept secret; in return knowing they may be in the dark about executive branch activity congressional officials are more likely to distrust their counterparts in executive agencies. Many government actions require fast coordinated effort by many agencies and this is a task that Congress is ill-suited for Congress is slow open divided and not well matched to handle more rapid executive action or do a good job of overseeing such activity according to one analysis. Major Tributaries of the Potomac River and Area Drained.

5.2 Defense of the war, 7.2 South Branch Potomac River Congress neither debated nor enacted the resolution the national papers ignored it and it cost Lincoln political support in his district One Illinois newspaper derisively nicknamed him "spotty Lincoln".:33:202 Lincoln later regretted some of his statements especially his attack on presidential war-making powers.:128. Events leading to Washington D.C. Business Directory, Dred Scott v Sandford The population of the Thirteen States was not homogeneous in political views and attitudes Loyalties and allegiances varied widely within regions and communities and even within families and sometimes shifted during the course of the Revolution. Join or Die by Benjamin Franklin was recycled to encourage the former colonies to unite against British rule, While slaves' living conditions were poor by modern standards Robert Fogel argued that all workers free or slave during the first half of the 19th century were subject to hardship. The District has growing industries not directly related to government especially in the areas of education finance public policy and scientific research Georgetown University George Washington University Washington Hospital Center Children's National Medical Center and Howard University are the top five non-government-related employers in the city as of 2009. According to statistics compiled in 2011 four of the largest 500 companies in the country were headquartered in the District in the 2017 Global Financial Centres Index Washington was ranked as having the 12th most competitive financial center in the world and fifth most competitive in the United States (after New York City San Francisco Chicago and Boston), See also: History of unfree labor in the United States Mother's death; 4 Outbreak of the war, 12 External links Washington D.C. Business Directory, In July 1861 the US issued paper currency for the first time the currency became known greenbacks because it was printed in green on the reverse side.