19.2 - Formal Powers - Appointments Flashcards
Chapter 19.2 - formal presidential powers - appointments
Appointments
How many officials does the president have the power to appoint?
Around 4000
How many appointments need Senate confirmation?
1200
Who were Obama’s 3 Supreme Court nominees?
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Merrick Garland
Who did Joe Biden nominate to the Supreme Court in 2022?
Ketanji Brown Jackson - confirmed 53-47
Who did Trump nominate as Education Secretary, who was passed by a tie-breaking vote by Mike Pence?
Betsy de Vos
Who did Trump appoint Secretary of State in 2018?
Former CIA director Mike Pompeo
What did Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refuse to acknowledge?
The result of Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election, said ‘there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration’
What are recess appointments?
Temporary appointments of the president made without Senate approval when it is in recess
How many recess appointments did Clinton make?
139
How many recess appointments did Bush make?
171
What did Trump threaten to do in April 2020 in regards to recess appointments?
He threatened to adjourn Congress so he could make recess appointments in response to the pandemic
How many recess appointments did Obama make in January 2012?
4
What did the Supreme Court rule in the 2014 ‘NLRB v Canning’ case in regards to Obama’s recess appointments?
That ‘the Senate is in session when it says it is’ meaning 3 of the recess appointments were invalidated
What were pro forma sessions used for in 2017?
To prevent Trump from making appointments during the Senate’s August break
