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Vetoes, Signing Statements, Executive Orders and presidential proclamations
Average % of vetoes overturned
8%
If congress goes into recess during the __ days without the president’s signature this is called a….
10
pocket veto
Which veto is impossible to overturn?
The pocket veto
What was known as the ‘pork-busting tool’?
Line Item Veto
What struck the line-item veto down?
Clinton v NYC (1998)
What has replaced the line item veto?
Signing Statements
______ ______ are directions the president gives to the executive to not enforce certain parts of a bill.
Signing Statements
Obama used an executive order to restrict federal funding for _____ in return for who’s _____ support for the ACA (2010)
abortion
Bart Stupack
Last use of the pocket veto
Clinton
2000
Requirements for congress to overturn a presidential veto:
2/3 of house
2/3 of senate
How many vetoes did Biden use?
13
How many of Biden’s vetoes were overridden?
0
how many vetoes did FDR use?
635
Trump vetoed the ‘Removal of unauthorised US forces against ____ and ____’ in 2019, strengthening executive power
Iran
Yemen
How many EOs did FRD sign?
3,700
How many EOs did Biden sign?
160
What proportion of Biden’s Executive Orders have been revoked by Trump?
41%
How did Trump describe the ruling that upheld his 2017 Muslim travel ban?
Tremendous
Who did Trump fire after they objected to his 2017 Muslim Travel ban?
Attorney General
Sally Yates
Which supreme court ruling struck down Biden’s vaccine mandate?
NFIB v Department of Labour
Which supreme court ruling meant that DAPA didn’t have to be implemented by states?
Texas v US (2016)
Which presidential proclamation did Bush use in 2001?
Declared a state of emergency by reason of Terrorist Attacks
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