US Case Studies

Question 1

Most recent veto overrides?

Answer 1

Obama-JASTA 2016 (victims of terrorism sue foreign nations)

Trump- Defence Authorisation Act 2021 (provision to strip confederate names from military bases)

Question 2

POtP- Trump vs Congress Borderwall example?

Answer 2

2019- Congress refuses funding- 35 day shutdown.
Exec. Powers- national emergency- forced release of funding from US Defence Budget.

Question 3

POtP Trump vs Congress
Impoundment example?

Answer 3

2025- Trump paused $4bn of foreign aid, appropriated by Congress. Illegal under ICA 1974, but upheld by SC.

Question 4

POtP Trump vs Congress
Tariffs example?

Answer 4

2025- Claims IEEPA (Congressional law) gives Trump power to tariff foreign nations due to national emergency. In review by SC.

Question 5

Biden veto success rate? And EOs per year?

Answer 5

100%.
40

Question 6

Trump II vetoes and EOs.

Answer 6

So far 0 vetoes by 213 executive orders

Question 7

McCulloch vs Maryland

Answer 7

1819
SC ruled govt had right to create national bank in Maryland which the state could kit tax as Congress has enumerated power to collect tax.