Two recent presidents exercised unilateral power in America's Gulf Coast region.First, President George W.Bush sent military units there in 2005 in response to Hurricane Katrina and associated flooding in Louisiana, Mississippi, and parts of neighboring states.A few years later, President Obama sent Coast Guard staff and teams to the same region, in response to the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.What allowed them to do this?

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Both presidents declared states of emergency, which allowed them to exercise unilateral power to deploy federal resources and personnel to address the crises.

Two Recent Presidents Exercised Unilateral Power in America's Gulf Coast