Presidents Rarely Achieve Their Goals Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
3 themes
A
- type of gov
- popularity and mandate
- national events, how they handle
2
Q
Weaker, able to achieve aims regardless of type of gov
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- Clinton go iced gov 95 onwards, helped him find common group with GOP
- able to reduce budget deficit, one of his goals
- bush jr united gov, force thru tax cuts and increase defence spending, one of his pledges
- education reform, no child left behind act, part of campaign
- Obama united gov, ACA
- trump unified tax cuts and jobs act, cut corp tax
- trump promise to appt Con judges to SC, all waved through in rep senate
3
Q
Divided gov always makes it harder
A
- Clinton revelled working with GOP
- Clinton and trumps impeachments in divided gov, throwing legislative agenda off course
- Obama DREAM act scrutinised in divided gov, had to use EO instead
- EO can be rescinded, effect longevity
- Biden EO on college debt struck down by SC 2023
- divided gov makes cong more investigatory
- GOP on hunter Biden
- budget shutdowns
4
Q
Stronger, sop and checks and balances makes it harder for pres to achieve goals
A
- even in united gov, Obama struggle to convince democ to close Guantanamo bay
- trump prevented to repeal Obamacare but own GOP, McCain, Collins, murkowski
- democ prevent Biden when reforming filibustering, manchin
5
Q
Favourable after national events
A
- bush 9/11 pass patriot act 28 days
- American rescue plan Biden to deal with covid
6
Q
Events handled badly
A
- war on terror, downfall of bush and inability to pass immigration reform
- poor handling of hurricane Katrina
- trump handling of covid, led to his loss in 2020, telling people to drink bleach and blaming it in china
- distract presidents from achieving goals
7
Q
Popularity affects success
A
- get more done in first 2 days, approval high
- Biden inflation reduction act
- Obama ACA
- Clinton high ratings in last 2 years due to economy, was able to survive impeachment
- trump lack of mandate in 2016, reluctance of GOP to support repeal of ACA
