When he was a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University in the mid-1880s, Woodrow Wilson wrote a dissertation that argued that Congress had become the ruling power in Washington, dangerously so, and that presidents had become more and more obscure and less and less powerful. Is this an accurate depiction of the American political system between 1877 and 1932? Your answer must address the presidencies of Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and one additional president of your choosing. Support your answer with facts from course readings and lectures.

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