The President Flashcards
what is the president limited in doing
their passing of legislation
What did Obama fail to achieve
immigration reform, which he hoped would lead to citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. His DAPA act was defeated in the Supreme Court in the US v Texas (2016)
where was trump unable to pass legislation
he couldn’t get the repeal and replace of the ACA
where was Obama still successful
in passing Obamacare, despite the fact that it was hotly disputed about between the two parties
what shows that bipartisanship is still achievable
2002 bipartisan campaign reform act (McCain-Feingold Act)
what did the 2002 bipartisan campaign reform act do
it imposed stricter rules around presidential campaigns and their funding.
what was the vote on the 2002 bipartisan campaign reform act
the house approved it 240-189. The senate passed it 60-40
what has bipartisanship become
the forgotten principle of the constitution
what happened to the 2002 bipartisan campaign reform act
it passed at the bare minimum to pass through without filibuster
what shows the difficulty with gridlock
artisanship and gridlock was so bad at the end of the Obama premiership, that he would have to rely on a huge amount of presidential memoranda and executive orders, saying that if Congress does not act, I will. When the Democrats lost the House in 2010 and Senate in 2014, legislation became practically impossible. In this period, Congress was one of the most unproductive of all time, passing 296 pieces of legislation
what power does the president not hold
the power to declare war
what did Obama have to do after being unsuccessful on domestic policy
foreign policy
where was Obama unsuccessful in foreign policy
the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP)
the Paris climate change deal and rapprochement with Cuba would be overturned
when was the last time congress declared war
WW2
what did Krugan say in 2014
Obama has been ‘reluctant to commit US ground troops and eager to extract them from ongoing commitments, but quite willing to bomb people considered threatening to US people’
