The role of human nature in the construction of political institutions plays an important dynamic in how those political institutions are created, how they evolve, and how they solve problems. Many vital political institutions have faced, and are still facing, complex and multi-faceted challenges.
Responding to these challenges often creates unintended side effects that change the very nature and capabilities of the institution.
For example, the executive institutions of the U.S. government (also known as the Executive Branch) before the Civil War consisted only of the Departments of State, War, and Treasury. However, the nature and capabilities of the Executive Branch of government rapidly changed as a result of the Civil War. Thousands of new employees were added to the federal government, and new departments (e.g., Agriculture) and many new responsibilities were added to the central government. Write: In your essay of at least three pages, you will investigate the executive institutions of the U.S. government by addressing the following:
· Describe one historical event that significantly affected the nature and capabilities of the executive institutions of the U.S. government.
· Explain how and why this event changed the nature of the Executive Branch.
· Explain how and why this event changed the capabilities of the Executive Branch.
