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1
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Give an example of an executive order being used.

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2017 - Trump revival of keystone pipelines

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2
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Who used the most presidential vetoes and how many did they use?

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FDR - 635

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Give an example of a government shutdown.

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2013 - Obama. Led to widespread anger and frustration among government workers and the public.

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Name all of trumps Supreme Court nominees.

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Brett kauvanagh, Neil gorsuch, Amy coney Barrett

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Give an example of when the senate in a United government rejected a nomination to the cabinet.

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John tower - 1989 - minister for defense.

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Give an example of a United government.

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Obama - 2009/2011 - during this time he passed the affordable care act (Obamacare).

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7
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What vote is required in congress to override a presidential veto?

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2/3 both houses.

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8
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Give an example of a filibuster.

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1957 - Strom Thurmond - civil rights bill - 24hrs.

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9
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What year did Obama join the Paris agreement?

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2016

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10
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What year did trump officially withdraw from the Paris agreement?

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2020

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11
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Name key piece of legislation other than Obamacare that Obama passed between 2009 and 2011.

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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12
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What are inherent powers?

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Not explicitly mentioned in constitution but inherent to role as described in the constitution.

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13
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What did G W. Bush say about inherent powers?

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Post 9/11 he argued that they gave him the power ignore civil liberties and anti torture laws.

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14
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Who used the line item veto?

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Bill Clinton.

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15
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When was the line item veto removed?

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1998.

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16
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Article 2, section 3.

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Allows POTUS to propose legislation to congress.

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17
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Give an example of a president abusing implied powers.

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1942 - After pearl harbour fdr suspended civil liberties of around 120,000 Japanese Americans placing them in internment camps.

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18
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Give an example of the Supreme Court overruling the president.

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Supreme Court overruled the suspension of the civil liberties of Japanese Americans by fdr in 1945.

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19
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22nd Amendment.

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Limits the president to 2 terms.

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20
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25th Amendment.

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Power can be relocated to the VP temporarily.

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21
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10th Amendment.

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Protects states rights.

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22
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Name 3 exop agencies.

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WHO, NSC, OMB.

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23
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Limits on the executive order.

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Cannot change existing laws, appropriate money or violate human rights.

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Give an example of when trump used the veto.

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To prevent an attempt to revoke his declaration of national emergency on the US-Mexico border.

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Who was the last cabinet nominee to be formally rejected?

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John tower for minister of defence - 1989.

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26
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Give an example of the president firing a cabinet pick.

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Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

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27
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Name chief of staff.

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Jeff Zientz.

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28
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Explain the circumstances by which exop originated.

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1930s - Brownlow report concluded “the president needs help”.

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29
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Approximately how many staff members does exop have?

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3000-4000.

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30
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How many executive orders did Obama sign?

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276.

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31
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Number of executive orders used by FDR.

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3522.

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32
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Cheney quote about chief of staff role.

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“He takes the credit I take the blame”

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33
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Eisenhower only read documents with…

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That were signed ‘OKSA’ by his chief of staff Sherman Adams.

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34
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The National Security Council was established.

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1947.

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35
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National security advisor.

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Jake Sullivan.

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36
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Example of effective OMB director.

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Leon Panetta - under Clinton. “Clinton could not have had a better salesman”.

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37
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OMB tasks.

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Oversee spending of federal departments and agencies.

Advises POTUS on allocation on federal funds.

38
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OMB director.

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Shalanda Young.

39
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Name of Jimmy Carter’s EXOP.

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Georgia Mafia.

40
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OMB is the abbreviation of.

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Office of management and budget.

41
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The number of congressional bills in a typical session.

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10,000 - 14,000.

42
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Percentage of bills passed in the uk that originate from the government.

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90-95% of passed bills originate from the government.

43
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Differences between kings speech and state of union address.

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State of union address is a wish list, kings speech is a to do list.

State of union address more detailed.

44
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How is a bill introduced in HoR?

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Placed on a hopper on the clerks desk.

45
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Percentage of congressional bills that become law.

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2-4%.

46
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Average number of bills passed in the UK each year.

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33.

47
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A reason us committees are more effective.

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Their standing committees are permanent.

48
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Example of discharge petition in use.

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2002 bipartisan campaign reform act.

49
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Discharge petition.

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Petition for a bill to skip the committee stage and come straight to the floor of the house. Requires majority signatures.

50
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Meaning of ‘pigeon holed’ bills.

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Committee chairs can kill a bill.

51
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Percentage of lords rejected legislation that is not passed into law.

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40%.

52
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Programme motion.

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Allows uk government to allocate how much time is available for a bill at each stage/restrict mps time to talk about the bill. Cameron allocated 4mins per MP during the passage of the same sex marriage act - 2013.

53
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Signing statement.

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Written pronouncement issued by POTUS upon signing a new bill into law.

Used to raise awareness/clarify stance on bill.

Warning shot to congress.

54
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Signing statement example.

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2005 - trafficking victims protection reauthorisation act - Bush statement highlights he feels congress is overreaching into executive area of decision making.

55
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5 powers of the president.

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Executive orders.
Executive agreements.
Vetoes.
Power to appoint.
EXOP.

56
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Early day motion.

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412 MPs signed the motion on the climate change bill 2005.

57
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Number of opposition days.

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20.

58
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Vote of no confidence.

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James Callaghan - 1979.

59
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Term length of a senator.

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6 years. 1/3 senate is re-elected every 2 years.

60
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Term length of House of Representatives.

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2 years.

61
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Qualifications of senators.

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Over 30.
US citizen for 9+ years.
Reside in state of election.

62
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Qualifications of house of representatives members.

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Over 25.
Us citizen for 7+ years.
Reside in the state they represent.

63
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Example of rejected treaty.

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Woodrow Wilson - Treaty of Versailles - 1919.

64
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Committee oversight.

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They can assign scrutinising staff or hold hearings.

65
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US committee weaknesses.

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They can’t legislate.
They can’t require executive compliance.
They can’t implement policies once they’ve been approved.

66
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Example of committee overruling POTUS.

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Ways and means standing committee redrafted Reagans tax reform bill 1985.

67
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Example of select committee.

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2011 after debt ceiling crisis.

68
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Statistic showing increasing divide in congress.

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CQ roll call displayed 90% party unity in 116th congress in both houses.

69
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Legislative failure in United government.

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Trump failed to repeal Obamacare in 2017.

70
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Evidence that committees are devoid of executive control.

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David obey (democrat chair of house appropriations committee) refused Obama 80m to close Guantanamo bay.

71
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Backbench rebellion.

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101 - Johnson - 2021.

72
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Whip abuse of power.

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Tory whip mark spencer threatened to withdraw funding for a school in Christian Wakefords constituency if he didn’t toe the party line.

73
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Collective responsibility silencing backbench.

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Theresa may - michael gove - 2017.

74
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Lords patronage.

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Johnson granted Michael Spencer party donor a peerage.

75
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POTUS approval rating.

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37%

76
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Congress approval rating.

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16%.

77
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Party unity poll.

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90% both houses - CQ roll call.

78
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Truman emergency order.

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Korean + Vietnam war.

79
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Recess appointment.

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Bush jr - John Bolton ambassador - 2005- lasted more than a year.

80
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Emergency orders subjective as…

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They’re poorly defined in the constitution.

81
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Blair quote on PMQs.

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“Nerve-wracking…”.

82
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Benghazi committee year.

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2014.

83
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Select committee.

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One established in 2011 after debt ceiling crisis.

84
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Committee oversight.

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Reagans 1985 tax reform rejected by ways and means committee.

85
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War powers act date.

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1973.

86
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Merrick Garland rejection date.

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2016.

87
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Congress 4 strengths.

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Impeachment.
Committees.
Senate approval.
Recent legislation.

88
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PM 4 strengths.

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Patronage.
Whips.
Power to appoint.
Guillotine/programme/kangaroo motion.

89
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Parliament 5 strengths.

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Backbench rebellions.
DSCs/PAC.
PMQs.
Written questions.
Spads/PMO.

90
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Expertise in lords.

A

Baroness brown. Engineering.

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