This was not a smooth process. The rise of executive power sometimes hurt important interests and always rubbed against the republican sensibilities that Americans inherited from the founders. From time to time, Congress reaped political benefits from thwarting the president. But today Congress reacts rather than leads.
Some medical conditions can cause low blood pressure. These include: 1  Pregnancy. 2  Because a woman's circulatory system expands rapidly during pregnancy, blood pressure is likely to drop. 3  This is normal, and blood pressure usually returns to your pre-pregnancy level after you've given birth.
There are many conditions that could cause low blood pressure, some of them are in fact positive, like being cardiovascularly fit. But hypotension could also be the result of conditions that would require medical attention like a heart condition or diabetes.