Fisher Presidency Flashcards

1
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Obama issued …….(no.) pardons and …………. commutations during his presidency.

A

212 pardons

1,715 commutations. More than the past 13 presidents combined.

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In Obama’s first term, during which the Democrats controlled both the House and Senate (2008-2010) and then just the senate in (2010-2012) he only vetoes ……….(no.) bills.

However he used the his veto a further ………. times form 2015-2017 because republicans took control of the senate in ………

A

2 bills

A further 10 times

Lost control of senate in 2014

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3
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In 2017 Trump had little choice but to sign the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act after what?

A

After is passed though congress with almost unanimous support.

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In his 2014 State of Union Address, President Obama promised a ‘……………..’ where he would use executive orders to tackle issues that had stalled in Congress.

A

Year of Action

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Obama signed executive order…………(number of order), requiring agencies and departments to only hire contractors who paid their employees at leat $………. an hour.

A

13658

$10.10 and hour

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In Jan 2009, just weeks into his first term Obama signed an executive order to close Guantanamo Bay prison within the year. However, the prison remains open today. How can this be?

A

Congress passed bills that blocked the funding needed to transfer the prisoners.

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In 2017 President Trump issued a signing statement on Countering …………… ……….. Through sanctions Act. he made it clear that the White House didn’t believe that that a new congressional review process for sanctions created by the Act was constitutional.

A

Countering American Adversaries Trough Sanctions Act

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DACA allowed …………..(no.) undocumented immigrants, who had been bought to America when they were young children, to apply for work permits, and, in tern, be protected from being deported.

A

800,000 undocumented immigrants.

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DAPA was put on hold immediately by a federal court in 2015. Preventing the programme from being implemented. It never actually took effect. What did the Trump administration do?

A

They announced that they were rescind it in sep 2017. This was possible as it was only an executive order.
they also announced that they would also end DACA.

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Over ….% of votes in Congress had the Presidents preferred outcome in 2009, dropping only to ……..% in 2010.

A

97% in 2009

85.8% in 2010

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Lame Duck:

By 2015, only ……% of votes had the president preferred outcome.

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45.7%

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After the 9/11 attacks, Congress passed the ……. … …. .. …….. …. … (2001)

A

Authorisation for Use of Military Force Act (2001)

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13
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In the National labor Relations Board v. ……. …………(2014) - The SC ruled that the President Obama’s recess appointments to the NLRB were unconstitutional because the Senate still claimed to be in session.

A

National Labour Relations Board v. Noel Canning (2014)

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14
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In Boumediene v. Bush ……..(year)

What did it do?

A

2008
The SC ruled ruled that foreign terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo Bay Naval Bay in Cuba have the constitutional right to challenge their detention before a judge in US court.

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Obama held just …. cabinet meetings in the four years of his first term.

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19 cabinet meetings

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16
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……… …… had no ambition to go any further in his career so didn’t have to worry about unpopularity of his domestic policies when he was vice-president

A

Dick Cheney

17
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Biden had …. years experience in senate before he became vice-president in 2008.

A

36 years compared to Obama’s 4 years.

18
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After Democrats reclaimed control of both houses in 2007, they tried to use the power of ………….. to end the Iraq War.
Why didn’t this work?

A

Power of the Purse

Bush vetoed the bill and Democrats did not have the votes to override the veto.

19
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In ………. 2011 Obama ordered air strikes without consulting Congress.

A

Libya 2011

20
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In 1999 the Senate did not ratify the ……. …. … ….. 1999 under Clinton.

A

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 1999

21
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Bush’s ‘…. .. ….” speech in this 2002 state of union address set the foreign policy tone for a period of …….. …….. ……. ……. …… ……..

A

Axis of Evil

Military intervention against countries seen to be supporting terrorism.

22
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Al Gore VP (1993-01) - strongly endorsed the use of the internet - High Performance Computing and Communications Act 1991 - $………… million investment in computing.

A

$600 million.

23
Q

Dec 2012 Obama name Biden to head …….. ……… Task Force.

A

Gun Violence

24
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Biden made …….. (no.) trips to Iraq to oversee the end of Us combat operations.

A

8 trips

25
Q

The UsS PATRIOT Act was signed in ………

What did it do?

A

2001

Sweeping reform created to strengthen domestic security and terrorism protection

26
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Al Gore - …… ………. …… …. ….. … 1991

$ ……million investment in computing

A

High Performance Computing and Communications Act