Despite Some Recent Setbacks, the American Presidency Can Still Be

question 11

Essay

Despite some recent setbacks, the American presidency can still be called an "imperial presidency." How has President Obama advanced the power of the presidency, particularly in the area of foreign policy and national defense?

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Definitions:

Lightness Constancy

The ability of the human visual system to perceive the whiteness, greyness, or blackness of objects under varying lighting conditions as unchanging.

Reflected Light

Light that bounces off surfaces instead of being absorbed, which allows objects to be visible to the human eye.

Perceptual Adaptation

The ability of the body to adjust to an environment by filtering sensory information and focusing on relevant stimuli.

Inverted Visual Field

A phenomenon where visual perception is turned upside down, resulting from adaptations in the brain or experiments with reversing lenses.