CHECKS AND BALANCES

The president can veto [?] through article [?] of the constitution

The president can veto [?] through article [?] of the constitution

legislation 1

EXAMPLE OF HOW a president make agreements without being beholden to/scrutinised by congress

Obama signed the JCPOA with Iran

since [year[s]] the president has vetoed more than [?] bills and congress has overridden less than [%?] of these

1780s 2500 5

Congress can block, {?} and {?} items of legislation, an example of this is in [year] Trump wanted to [? and ?] Obamacare but was blocked by congress

repeal replace 2017 repeal and replace

Congress can override the president’s veto with a [fraction] majority in which houses

2/3 both

Example of congress BLOCKING presidential VETO [year+]

2016 blocked obama meaning individuals can still sue foreign governments

what was the longest shutdown of government [under who?], what power was congress exerting during this

35 days Trump power of the purse

What act enabled congress to demand a withdrawal of troops after 60 days if congress hadn’t approved it

The War Powers act 1973

The war powers act worked [year] [president] [in what country]

1994 Clinton Somalia

What majority does a treaty need for ratification, in where

2/3 the senate

the senate can approve/reject executive appointments from the president, including supreme justice appointment.

Who had an appointment rejected?

Reagan

Example of congressional committee hearing checking the executive

Coronavirus CARES act had a senate oversight commission

Congress can impeach the executive, who is the only one who can try these impeachments?

the senate

What 2 years was Donald Trump impeached [what happened after]

2019 2021 he was acquitted by the senate

The supreme court declared OBAMA’S actions unconstitutional when he made appointments to the [????] without [?] approval

National Labour Relations board the senate

what 2 ways can a decision of the judiciary be overturned

congress can propose constitutional amendments, presidential pardon

in the [years] president johnson evaded impeachment by [number] senate vote[s]

1860s 1

Example showing that impeachment of president is still effective even if they don’t get impeached:

Nixon resigned before being able to be impeached for watergate

Congress power of investigation: multiple congressional committees on [year] terrorism of US property in [country]

2012 Libya

act meaning the president must inform congress of all executive agreements with foreign states

1972 case act

Due to pressure from an ex-president what did Clinton never do:

1994 invade Haiti with 20,000 troops

Congress was held by Democrats but president [?] still couldn’t pass [?]

Clinton his flagship healthcare reforms

To move heat off the Lewinsky affair, Clinton…

bombed north Lebanon

Imperial president quote from Nixon

‘if the president does it it’s not illegal’

Clinton was elected with [%] mandate

43%

What did Clinton do in the 1990s

used US troops in NATO peacekeeping missions in Yugoslavia