ARGUMENTS FOR AN IMPERILLED PRESIDENCY

Question 1

What is an imperilled presidency

Answer 1

president ford claimed that the president was imperilled

Said presidents effectiveness was limited by assertive congress and large federal bureaucracy

Question 2

Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of nixon

Answer 2

After his military intervention they introduced the war powers act 1973

Question 3

Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of gridlock

Answer 3

Gridlock in congress makes it hard for presidents too pass legislation

Biden faced a tied senate and could pass his Build Back better Act

Question 4

Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of filibuster

Answer 4

Even with a unified gov its hard to get the 60 votes in the senate to overturn the filibuster

Question 5

Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of executive orders

Answer 5

Executive orders shows weakness

Biden signed a record amount of executive orders in his first 100 days due to congress

Question 6

Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of second terms

Answer 6

Every president is imperilled to some extent at the end of a second term - turns into a lame duck president

Obama’s weakness clearly shown in the Merrick Garland 2016 failure

Question 7

Who was the most imperial president

Answer 7

trump

Attempts to remain in power after 2020 only stopped due to strong constitution

The people who think it was “rigged” see trumps departure as an imperilled presidency but it is just how democracy works