What is the Whig Theory of presidency?

Taftian Theory (also"Whig" Theory) is a political term in the United States referring to a strict constructionist view regarding presidential power and the United States Constitution , where a president's power is limited to those powers specifically enumerated by the Constitution. read more

Whig theory of presidency A theory that prevailed in the nineteenth century and held that the presidency was a limited or restrained office whose occupant was confined to expressly granted constitutional authority. read more

Basically, Whig theory is interpreting the powers of the Office of the President to be very limited. Stewardship theory is the viewpoint that the Office of the President has wide and far reaching powers. read more