EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT Flashcards
Criteria for which a president is powerful and so imperial in nature?
-Policy achievement via congress
eg inflation reduction act 2022 and respect for marriage act 2024
(HoR only has a majority of 7 republicans and the senate is 51-49 to democrats) so a period of high partisan.
-US president appointments and their confirmations such as the KENTANJI BROWN JACKSON in 2022
-Executive orders and relative authority of a president.
(IN BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FIRST 100 DAYS , 60+ EXECUTIVE ORDERS WERE SIGNED AND MANY WERE REVERSALS OF TRUMPS POLICIES)
(BIDEN PASSING THE $138bn Student loan forgiveness)
Main limits on the power of president aside from congress.
-SC judicial review affirmative action (SFFA v Harvard) ‘This is not a normal court’ Biden. Also Roe vs wade 1973
-Federalism and the red states who have the growing issue of abortion and immigration.
What is the current USA stance in the world
Israel/Palestine and Gaza
Missile strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen
Ukraine
Re-engagement with climate change issues
Relief in NATO/western allies
In which country is the executive more accountable to the legislature?
Firstly I think that the UK is more accountable due to the fusion of powers and their being PMQS. 5 questions asked as seen by kier starmer 2024 presurre on sunak
Secondly UK is also more accountable due to their being Select commitees which are permanent and involves the questioning of pm and give reports to government.
Finally I disagree and that US is more accountable due to checks and balances of congress like overriding a presidential veto and so li it presidential legislation. This is evident through obama sandy hook gun reform in 2012 which wasrejected by congress and also trump mexican boarder wall 2018.
