How did the power of the government change during the Civil War and the Great Depression? Presidential powers were expanded.
Congress exerted greater leadership.
The Supreme Court expanded civil liberties.
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Power shifted from the federal government to the states.

Presidential powers were expanded.

Explanation:

During the great depression, president Frank Delano Roosevelt rose into power. He proposed a list of programs called the 'New Deal' . This programs was intended to provide many helps for the citizens to survive the great depression (such as government funded jobs, free trainings, easy loan to purchase homes, etc).

This programs requires a lot of funding.

So, Roosevelt increased the amount of Tax that must be paid by the businesses and the citizens. This effectively expanded the presidential powers that He had to control the economy.

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