Critics of the modern, post-FDR American presidency have long derided it as excessively powerful. And may continue to do so in the era of permanent campaigning, social media, and heavy use of executive orders. Assess the legitimacy of this argument.

Critics of the modern, post-FDR American presidency have long derided it as excessively powerful. And may continue to do so in the era of permanent campaigning, social media, and heavy use of executive orders. Assess the legitimacy of this argument.