![]() ![]() As President, Roosevelt challenged the ideas of limited government and individualism. As a result, the President, rather than Congress or the political parties, became the center of the American political arena. Roosevelt seized on this trend, believing that the President had the right to use all powers except those that were specifically denied him to accomplish his goals. Beginning in the 1880s, the executive branch gradually increased its power. From the Civil War to the turn of the twentieth century, the seat of power in the national government resided in the U.S. ![]() ![]() Theodore Roosevelt, who came into office in 1901 and served until 1909, is considered the first modern President because he significantly expanded the influence and power of the executive office. ![]()
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