Presidential Powers

Question 1

Commander in chief not powerful

Answer 1

-Right to be head of armed forces
-only congress can declare war, can decide whether or not to give president AUMF
- war powers act, notify congress of military actions after 60 days of commencement
- president constrained by congresses power of purse, funding
- Biden struggle to get funding for Ukraine
- senate has to ratify treaties, limited convention on disability rights

Question 2

Commander if chief powerful

Answer 2

• congress hasn’t declared war since 1942
• isn’t always consulted
• trump bomb Syria
• war powers not constraint, Obama ignored Libya
• also right to sign treaties, in constitution, making them chief diplomat
• senate has to ratify treaties 2/3 supermaj, pres exec agreements don’t need approval , Iran nuclear deal

Question 3

Commander if chief powerful

Answer 3

• congress hasn’t declared war since 1942
• isn’t always consulted
• trump bomb Syria
• war powers not constraint, Obama ignored Libya
• also right to sign treaties, in constitution, making them chief diplomat

Question 4

Power for presidents to appoint are limited

Answer 4

-senate approve SC
- merrick garland failed, hearing refusal GOP control
- cabinet appointments approval in senate

Question 5

President chief legislature

Answer 5

• propose legislation
• submitting bill or state of union address (consit)
• veto leg , Biden 13
• ## annual budget

Question 6

Congress power in legislature

Answer 6

• congress veto
  -Obama veto on law that allowed families of the 9/11 victims to sue Saudi

Question 7

Power or pardon

Answer 7

• trump 1600 capitol rioters

Question 8

Implied powers and limits

Answer 8

-exec orders not subject to congress approval
- sc Biden college tuitions, congress power over finances