18.3.2 - Congress and Oversight Flashcards
Chapter 18.3.3 - Oversight
Oversight
How is congressional oversight of the presidential branch largely exercised?
Through checks and balances
What are the 6 different factors that can influence the relationship between Congress and the president?
- Party Control
- Policy area
- Presidential poll ratings
- Partisanship
- Election cycle
- National events
Party control:
What happens less during times of unified government?
The president uses the veto less
Policy area:
What does Congress not have as much oversight of?
Foreign affairs
What was Obama able to enact with little oversight?
The 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal
What was Trump’s controversial executive order in January 2017?
The Trump travel ban - banned arrivals from seven majority-Muslim countries
When did Congress vote to repeal Trump’s travel ban?
July 2020
Over what policy areas was Obama routinely thwarted by Congress?
Immigration and gun control
Presidential poll ratings:
What were Obama’s poll ratings when he was trying to pass Obamacare in 2010?
Around 50%
What were Trump’s poll ratings when he was trying to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare?
Around 40%
What president had the lowest poll-ratings in his first 100 days (39%) and 1 year(45%)?
Donald Trump
What was George W. Bush’s approval ratings on the 21st September 2001?
90%
What was Trump’s highest approval rating?
49% - right before COVID
What was Jimmy Carter’s highest disapproval rating?
59%
