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# President as a Populist Office
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/a-more-perfect-union-inspiring-civic-civil-conversations-across-america-2/extras/president-as-a-populist-office-2/
- Published: 2025-11-19T16:15:48.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-25T03:00:35.000Z
- Description: Jeffrey Rosen explains how presidential power has expanded far beyond the Founders' vision.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: a-more-perfect-union-inspiring-civic-civil-conversations-across-america-2, #ZZZ_Show_88b81f8d-dd43-4a15-9c36-d4b7104dccc9, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_a131f5de-63cc-4b12-9a31-92c26c8b1dc5, #movie-extra

Jeffrey Rosen discusses how the modern presidency has grown far beyond what the Founders envisioned. From the rise of executive orders to a passive Congress and a deferential Supreme Court, the balance of power has shifted dramatically—reshaping the role of the president into a populist figure the Constitution never intended.