Informal sources of presidential power and their use 3.2 Flashcards
Informal powers
powers of the president not listed in the Constitution but exercised anyway.
electorate mandate
the permission granted to a political leader or winning party to govern and act on their behalf. The mandate is more or less in effect for as long as the government is in power.
what percentage of the popular did BUSH win and how many electoral votes did he win
- 43% popular
- 370/538 ECV
what percentage of the popular did OBAMA win and how many electoral votes did he win
- 47.9% popular
- 271/538 ECV
what percentage of the popular did TRUMP win and how many electoral votes did he win
- 52.9% popular
- 365/538 ECV
what where the major issues that happened during CLINTON’S mandate
- Oklahoma bombing
- Balanced budget politics and government shutdown
- Monica Lewinsky scandal
- Failed attempts at health care reform
what where the major issues that happened during BUSH’S mandate
- 9/11 and the ‘war on terror’
- Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
- Hurricane Katrina
- Banking crisis
what where the major issues that happened during OBAMA’S mandate
- Health care reform – the Affordable Care Act
- Budget crisis and stimulus package
- Osama bin Laden
- Government shutdown
what are the limitations to executive orders
- judicial review from supreme court
- strong public and congressional outcry = popularity to stay in power
what was the result for 9/11 on Bush and his power as the head of executive branch
- surge in popularity
- solidarity for the republicans
Domestic politics
issues within the USA that directly concern citizens, such as health care, gun control and race issues.
