Specific examples Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is a specific example on Separation of powers?
When Obama became president, he had Clinton as Secretary of State, so she had to resign from her job as Senator.
What is a specific example on Vetos
Donald Trump vetoed a $740bn defence spending bill in Dec 2020.
What is a specific example on Approval of appointments
Betsy DeVos required a Vice President tie breaker vote as Secretary of Education in Feb 2017 after a 24 hour debate to delay it.
What is a specific example on overriding a veto
January 2021: Senate override Trumps defence spending bill
What is a specific example on stopping a nomination in the senate
Mitch McConnell refused to hold hearings for Merrick Garland in 2016.
What is a specific example on federalism existing
Ballot initiatives: 2020, Oregon decriminalised the possession of small amounts of drugs
What is a specific example on federalism no longer existing (or lack of federalism)
Trump issued an EO rescinding Sanctuary City funding if they failed to comply with immigration enforcement. (Found unconstitutional)
What is a specific example on bipartisanship
Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, passed with 67 Senate votes
What is a specific example on representatives/senators representing their districts
Liz Cheney deselected for not representing the MAGA population
What is a specific example on a gerrymandered state
Maryland’s 3rd district to favour democrats. 2014 it was called the second most gerrymandered district (it is no longer gerrymandered)
What is a specific example on split tickets
Maine: Voted for Biden in presidential but Susan Collins in Senate
What is a specific example on the coattails effect
Weak coattails: Biden and 2020 election. Won 81 million votes, but did not translate into the House/Senate
What is a specific example on a supreme court case about the 1st Amendment
Snyder v. Phelps, 2011 - Protected the Westboro Baptist Church and allowed them to protest a soldiers funeral
What is a specific example on partisanship in a divided government
First impeachment - partisan vote in the house with no GOP voting for the articles of impeachment
What is a specific example on failure of president in a united government
2017 Skinny repeal - 3 GOPs voted against Trumps law
What is a specific example on impeachment
Trumps first impeachment:
House vote - 203 yea 197 nay, and 229 yea 198 nay. No republicans voted for the impeachment in the House. It passed to go to the Senate.
What is a specific example on the trial of impeachment
What is a specific example on presidential power over foreign policy
Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement after Trump left them - then Trump left again
What is a specific example on lack of power over foreign policy
Biden suffered from many budget related problems when funding over Ukraine could not be agreed.
What is a specific example on imperilled presidency
Trump is currently facing a Supreme Court debate about his citizen birth right removal EO
What is a specific example on imperial presidency
EOs being used: Trump signed 141 executive orders in his first 100 days
What is a specific example on power of persuasion being successful
Biden managed to pass $1.9 trillion in aid in the American Rescue Plan to deal with COVID
What is a specific example on lack of power of persuasion
The budget of Biden’s Social Welfare Bill was halved from $3.5 trillion to $1.75 trillion
What is a specific example on a member of bidens cabinet
Tom Vilsak (Agriculture) - 92-7
Xavier Becerra (Health) - 50-49 (he also tied in the Committee vote in the Finance committee)
