How did Congress’s relationship with presidential administrations during the Cold War evolve? Be specific in your answer. Did this evolution have a lasting impact on congressional–presidential relations in the post–Cold War era?

What will be an ideal response?

Answers may cite a wide variety of examples, should identify the freedom enjoyed by presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy, and cite how the war in Vietnam began changing this relationship with the Johnson and Nixon administrations (may also cite the War Powers Resolution of 1973). Answers should note the growing conflict between the legislative and executive during the Ford, Carter, and Reagan administrations. Additionally, responses should discuss the significance of the end of the Cold War during the George H. W. Bush administration and the impact that the lack of a Soviet threat had on presidential–congressional relations. Answers regarding the post–Cold War consequences may cite several different examples, including tensions over whether modern presidents have violated the WPR, U.S. participation in humanitarian conflicts and other “wars of choice,” and the latitude presidents still receive in the event of a domestic or international crisis.