17 - CHECKS AND BALANCES - By the President Flashcards
Chapter 17 - CHECKS AND BALANCES PRESIDENT
checks and balances by the president
What are 3 ways the president can check Congress?
- Suggest legislation
- Sign/veto legislation
- Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
What was giving the president powers to prevent actions of Congress a guard against?
Popular democracy
What did Trump ask Congress for in his 2018 State of the Union address?
More money for border security to ‘build a wall’
How many times did President Trump use his power of the veto?
10 times
How many times did Bush and Obama use the power to veto a bill?
12 times each
How many times did Franklin D. Roosevelt use the power to veto a bill?
635 times
What did Obama say to Congress in 2013 when seeking approval for action in Syria?
‘I believe I have the authority to carry out this military action without specific congressional authorization’
What are the 2 types of presidential veto?
- Regular veto
- Pocket veto
How many pocket vetoes did Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden use?
0
What did Biden’s administration decide to do in April 2021?
To pull all US troops out of Afghanistan by September 2021
What are 2 ways the president can check the judiciary?
- Power of the pardon
- Nomination of judicial appointments
What is the president’s power of the pardon?
The constitutional right of the president to ‘grant reprieves and pardons’, allowing him to excuse someone for a federal crime
How many commutations did Obama grant on his last day in office in 2017?
330 to non-violent drug offenders
How many pardons did Trump issue during his term in office?
143
