Read the following quotation from President Theodore Roosevelt about the nation's acquisition of the Canal Zone prior to the building of the Panama Canal. Then decide which theory of presidential power it illustrates. "If I had followed traditional, conservative methods I would have submitted a dignified State paper of probably 200 pages to Congress and the debates on it would have been going on yet; but I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on the canal does also. Which theory of presidential power does this quotation illustrate?
1) The stewardship theory
2) The inherent powers theory
3) The strict construction theory
4) The executive privilege theory