ARGUMENTS FOR AN IMPERILLED PRESIDENCY Flashcards

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What is an imperilled presidency

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president ford claimed that the president was imperilled

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

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Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of nixon

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After his military intervention they introduced the war powers act 1973

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Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of gridlock

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Gridlock in congress makes it hard for presidents too pass legislation

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

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Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of filibuster

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

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Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of executive orders

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Executive orders shows weakness

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

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Argument for an imperilled presidency in terms of second terms

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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

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Who was the most imperial president

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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

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