Chapter 3 - 3/5 - The presidency Flashcards

1
Q

What recent Act shows that cooperation can exist between a divided Congress and president?

A

The CARES Act

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2
Q

When was the CARES Act?

A

March 2020

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3
Q

What is the CARES Act?

A

Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act

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4
Q

How much stimulus did the CARES Act provide to the US economy?

A

$2.2 trillion

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5
Q

What is the president’s power connected to?

A

Who controls Congress.

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6
Q

How can Congress hold the president to account?

A

Overriding a president’s veto.

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7
Q

What is needed to override a veto?

A

⅔ majority - meaning this rarely happens.

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8
Q

How many regular vetoes did Trump make?

A

10

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9
Q

How many of Trump’s regular vetoes did Congress manage to override?

A

1

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10
Q

What can cause a reduction in presidential power through their term?

A

The midterm elections

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11
Q

Which recent presidents have lost their majority to a midterm election?

A

Clinton, G. W. Bush, Obama, Trump.

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12
Q

When is the president more powerful?

A

United government

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13
Q

What is united government?

A

When the same party controls the presidency and Congress.

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14
Q

What majority does Biden have in House?

A

Just 9 seats.

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15
Q

What do presidents often become in their second term?

A

Lame ducks

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16
Q

Why do presidents try to enact their top priority policies at the start of their term?

A

That is when they are most popular.

17
Q

What is the average first-year approval rating for presidents?

A

83%

18
Q

What is the average last-year approval rating for presidents?

A

48%

19
Q

What else can affect presidential power other than Congress?

A

National and international events.

20
Q

What event strengthened Bush’s power?

A

9/11

21
Q

What event weakened Bush’s power?

A

Hurricane Katrina 2005

22
Q

What events weakened Trump?

A
  • Covid
  • BLM
23
Q

What event highlights the president’s responsibility to enforce Supreme Court rulings?

A

President Eisenhower sending troops into Little Rock to integrate a high school.

24
Q

What actions of President Nixon did the Supreme Court declare unconstitutional?

A

His refusal to release the White House tapes in 1974.

25
Q

What action of Obama did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?

A

His attempt to implement immigration reform by an executive order.