imperial/imperilled/bifurcated presidency

Question 1

imperial- forcing legislation on states

Answer 1

2010 aca there was a provision which said those who could not afford health insurance would be covered by an expansion of the federal state medicaid programme. threatening to cut funding if not participating

Question 2

imperilled- constitutional restrains on power over the states

Answer 2

nfib v sebelius 2012 ruled that the expansion of medicaid was not a valid exercise of congress’ spending power, as it would coerce states to either accept the expansion or risk losing existing medicaid funding

Question 3

bifurcated presidency- clinton

Answer 3

ABROAD- 1995 clinton was easily able to send troops to bosnia in a peacekeeping mission known as the Implementation Force IFOR

AT HOME- he was unable to pass hillarycare in the early 1900s due to opposition from congress

Question 4

IMPERIAL- power over congress

Answer 4

if congress is controlled by the presidents party, it can get members of the party to vote for his proposal

democrats controlled the house and senate after the 2008 election, enabling obama to enact some of his most significant legislation
the american recoverment and reinvestment act 2010 was swiftly passed with no opposition in both houses

Question 5

IMPERILLED- congress can strike down legislative proposals

Answer 5

obamas dream act 2010, which would have given citizenship to m children brought to the usa by illegal immigration was killed in the senate due to a republican filibuster