Chapter 3 - 3/5 - The presidency Flashcards
What recent Act shows that cooperation can exist between a divided Congress and president?
The CARES Act
When was the CARES Act?
March 2020
What is the CARES Act?
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act
How much stimulus did the CARES Act provide to the US economy?
$2.2 trillion
What is the president’s power connected to?
Who controls Congress.
How can Congress hold the president to account?
Overriding a president’s veto.
What is needed to override a veto?
⅔ majority - meaning this rarely happens.
How many regular vetoes did Trump make?
10
How many of Trump’s regular vetoes did Congress manage to override?
1
What can cause a reduction in presidential power through their term?
The midterm elections
Which recent presidents have lost their majority to a midterm election?
Clinton, G. W. Bush, Obama, Trump.
When is the president more powerful?
United government
What is united government?
When the same party controls the presidency and Congress.
What majority does Biden have in House?
Just 9 seats.
What do presidents often become in their second term?
Lame ducks
Why do presidents try to enact their top priority policies at the start of their term?
That is when they are most popular.
What is the average first-year approval rating for presidents?
83%
What is the average last-year approval rating for presidents?
48%
What else can affect presidential power other than Congress?
National and international events.
What event strengthened Bush’s power?
9/11
What event weakened Bush’s power?
Hurricane Katrina 2005
What events weakened Trump?
- Covid
- BLM
What event highlights the president’s responsibility to enforce Supreme Court rulings?
President Eisenhower sending troops into Little Rock to integrate a high school.
What actions of President Nixon did the Supreme Court declare unconstitutional?
His refusal to release the White House tapes in 1974.
What action of Obama did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?
His attempt to implement immigration reform by an executive order.
