foreign policy Flashcards
in what ways can congress limit foreign policy
- power of the purse to defund
- ratify treaties and appointmnets such as secutary of defense
- pass laws to restrict foreign policy
- can make headlines against the use of EO
in what ways can supreme court limit foreing policy
- court cases
- judical review
ford on commander in chief
argue that there cannot be 535 commander in cheifs and that congress works to slow down the powers of the presdient
what ways can president’s circumvent their restricted power?
- executive orders
- executive agreements
- royal proclaimations
- mobilsing troops in self defense
example of supreme court attempting to limit power
in the court case of hamdan v Rumsfield found that bush’s opening of gunatanamo bay went against the UCMJ and the geneva convention
4 others cases havea ttempted to limit guantantmo bay but none have worked
succsess of power of the purse
1973 to defund vietnam war
failures of power of the purse
tried to defund the iraw qar but wasnt passed through due to the national sitiation and ‘war on terror’ bush ahd a very united governemnt
example of presidential proclaimation
2018 trump issued a presidential proc which mobilsed US troops to the mexican boarder in self defense against immigrants without getting consent from congress
example of congress’ legislative powers
passe acts to circumvent obamas powers in
- allowing syrian refugees into the country
- allowing gunatamo bay inmates onto US soil
example of senate blocking a treaty
in 1999 the comprehensive test ban treaty was blocked
how can presients twist the armsof congress to allow military action
- bush in 1990 had already mobilised an army of 1/2 million to send to saudi arabia before asking ofr permission, cant really say no
- bush junion declared the iraq war during a election where themain focus was on the emcorats being too weak on foreign policy
example of war powers act being ignored
1999 congress blocked KOSOVO boming but clinton did it anyway
