Waxing and waning of presidential power Flashcards
What does waxing and waning mean
Waxing - Grow
Waning - Shrink
How does obama’s presidency show waxing and waning of power
Waxing - Power high for first term
Waning - became less powerful into his second term
What was obama elected on in 2008
Wave of optimism
Historic triumph for black americans
What was obama helped by at the beginning of his first term
Control over both houses
What happened in his first 100 days
America in a serious economic crisis
obama had a productive 100 days
highest approval ratings for that period since the 1970’s
What did Obama’s administration implement in his first term
Economic stimulus
Environmental reforms
Signature obamacare health policy
What happened to obama in 2010
Republicans took control of the HOR
Became frustrated by congress
What happened to obama in 2012
Won his second term
What happened to obama in 2014
Lost the senate
Obama found it hard to implement political agenda
Why did conservatives loathe obama
The expansion of the federal government
Especially obamacare
What did obama do to avoid becoming a lame duck president
Executive orders
What happened to obama in 2016
He used an executive order to protect some illegal immigrants from deportation
Challenged by 26 states
USSC declared it unconstitutional
What happened to Obama’s last USSC nominee
Was blocked by senate as they declared it was too late into his time to appoint a judge
