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Handout B: President Roosevelt and the Constitution

President Roosevelt and the Constitution

Directions: As you read the Background Essay, identify issues in which President Theodore Roosevelt used the “bully pulpit.” Then analyze the Constitution to find where, if anywhere, the President gets the power to act as Roosevelt conducted himself. Finally, fill in the third column with your opinion about how this action may have transformed the presidency.

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Handout A: Theodore Roosevelt and the Bully Pulpit

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