Do U.S. Institutions Act Democratically in Regards to U.S. Foreign Policy?

Before I dive into these next articles, I think that there is some institutions that will act democratically and then there will be some that of course don't act democratically. Can a president have more power than is intended or given? Yes and it happens most often in war times. September 11, 2001 would change the lives of many who were directly and who were indirectly involved. The events after September 11 would cause some people to rethink how our government actually works. This would range from the president to the courts.

After September 11, 2001, Michael Beschloss said that an imperial president is now back in office. He stated this based on the facts of what happened during World War II and the Cold War. Beschloss said this because during World War II and the Cold War, Congress supported the President's actions without question. Americans during this time felt that what happens in other countries can lead to the President taking matters upon himself without getting the approval from congress. Some examples of a president using his powers to proceed without approval is: Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus in 1861 and William McKinley sent 5,000 troops to China. Theodore Roosevelt also decided to not get approval from congress when he sent America's Great White Fleet around the world. Woodrow Wilson sent troops into Mexico, Franklin Roosevelt made a decision to make the U.S. in a state of unlimited national emergency, and Harry Truman sending troops to participate in the Korean War.