usa 1 - presedential powers

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commander in chief, appointment, veto, executive orders

only which part of the us government can declare war?

congress

how can the president take military action themselves?

by declaring it’s for defensive purposes

example of a president taking military action without approval from congress

Biden ordered strikes on Yemen

who’s approval is needed for appointment

senate

how many justices are there on the supreme court

9

how long is a justice appointed for

for life

what does approval from the senate depend on

the party with a majority in senate, which will likely agree or disagree with the current president

how much of the supreme court justices were appointed by trump in his first presidential term

1/3

who did the senate block obama from appointing

merrick garland

which 3 justices did trump appoint

neil gorsuch, brett kavanaugh, and amy barrett

who did biden appoint to supreme court

ketanji jackson

how can congress overturn a veto

with 2/3 of each house

for how long did trump not use a veto

for his first 2 years as president

what did trump successfully veto

border state of emergency

which one of trump’s vetos got overturned?

veto over the defence spending bill

how many vetoes did biden use?

8, none of which were overturned

what is the check on executive orders?

the supreme court can rule it unconstitutional, depending on the balance of liberal/conservative judges

trump signed more executive orders in his first year than any other president in how many years

the last 50

trump executive order example

trump travel ban

how did the supreme court rule in his favour over the trump travel ban?

5-4

what executive order did trump only sign due to public pressure

police reform

how many executive orders did trump sign just hours acter becoming president for the second time

over 100

executive order example from trumps second presidential term

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