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Example of a failed Supreme Court nomination

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  • Merrick Garland was nominated by Obama
  • Republican senators refuses to ‘advise and consent’
  • held up for 293 days
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Example of Trump using executive orders?

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  • Trump temporarily suspended travel from US to majority Muslim countries
  • Trump attempted to retract Obamacare
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How many Presidential vetoes did Obama, Trump and Bush give?

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  • Trump - 10 vetoes
  • Obama - 12 vetoes
  • Bush - 12 vetoes
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An example of Obama vetoing a bill?

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  • 2015
  • Obama vetoed the National Defence Authorisation Act (a republican bill)
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How many executive orders did Trump make?

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220

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How many Executive orders did Wilson make?

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1,803

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How many signing statements did George W Bush make?

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Over 1,100

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Which swing states did Obama visit to draw support for which congresspeople?

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  • Missouri for Robin Carnahan
  • Nevada for Harry Reid
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Describe Jerry Brown vs. Trump

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  • After Trump pulled out of the Paris agreement, Brown (governor of California) made an agreement with Xi Jingping
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Describe an executive order that was declared unconstitutional

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  • 2017
  • Trump tried to stop sanctuary cities being eligible for federal grants
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Example of Bush using an Executive Order

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  • Used executive order to establish Guantanamo Bay
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What is DACA

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  • Executive order by Obama that expands immigration protections for children who entered the US illegally, allowing them a pathway to citizenship
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Example of Trump using emergency powers?

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  • Trump declared a national emergency to be able to build a border wall after Congress refused to approve $5.7 Billion of funding PMBs causing government shutdown of 35 days and leading to Congress giving him $1.3 billion
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Which Presidents have faced impeachment?

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  • Clinton
  • Johnson
  • Trump
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What % of international agreements are executive agreements?

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  • 90%
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Limit on President’s powers as commander-in-chief

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War powers Act (1973)

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