itutional framers would undoubtedly be disturbed by the shift to the presidentially centered government that characterizes the modern era"(Rimmerman). Since the end of the cold war the power has began to shift back towards congress.During President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first two years in office, the government was not divided. Democrats controlled both branches of government. Roosevelt had proven what could happen if the president and congress are controlled by the same party. Even though it was a time of crisis, Roosevelt's first one hundred days were monumental. He passed bills, such as the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and developed agencies with ease because of the time period such as the Great Depression and the fact that the Democratic party controlled both the presidency and Congress. What Roosevelt did with the presidency and congress went along with what he had planned to do to help the nation recover from the Great Depression. The luxury of having a president and Congress controlled by the same party, is one that Gore would not obtain and for Bush the majority is so small it is like having no majority. If the president is George W Bush Jr, which it probably will be, he will have a small majority to work with in the house. If Al Gore becomes president, he will not have the majority, however the vote will still be close. In history, the American public has seen that a presidency which is won by a blowout, or a large margin, is more likely to have success as opposed to an election won by a small majority. "Some Presidents claim that a landslide election gives them a mandate, by which they mean that the electorate approved the programs offered in the campaign and that congress ought therefore go along"(Ginsberg). This was seen in FDR's 1932 victory. When a president wins by a large majority, the public seems to support him more. This election, which is in great divi...
