How did theodore roosevelt change the conception of the presidency? he altered the stewardship theory to reduce the power of the presidency while remaining an activist president. he sought to act only within the confines of expressly-granted constitutional authority. he rejected the idea of the "strong presidency". he cast aside the stewardship theory in favor of the whig theory. he cast aside the whig theory in favor of the stewardship theory.

President nixon resigned from office in 1974 after he was informed that the senate would impeach him, as allowed in the constitution, for his actions in the watergate scandal. one of the key reasons that nixon’s actions became public was a) the freedom of press guaranteed by the first amendment. b) the right to confront witnesses as guaranteed by the sixth amendment. c) the limitation of judicial powers as defined in article 3 of the constitution. d) the prohibition against illegal search and seizure as guaranteed by the fourth amendment.