Constraints on the President's Power (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Checks and balances
Checks and balances
Each branch limits others to prevent power concentration
Veto override requirement
Veto override requirement
Two-thirds supermajority in both House and Senate
Power of the purse
Power of the purse
Congress controls federal budget, can force govt shutdown
Presidential appointments needing Senate confirmation
Presidential appointments needing Senate confirmation
Over 1,000
Treaty ratification Senate vote requirement
Treaty ratification Senate vote requirement
Two-thirds majority
Impeachment process votes required
Impeachment process votes required
House simple majority, Senate two-thirds to convict
Three impeached US presidents
Three impeached US presidents
Andrew Johnson (1868), Clinton (1998), Trump (2019, 2021)
Judicial review
Judicial review
Judiciary examines executive actions for lawfulness
Government shutdown cause
Government shutdown cause
Congress/president refuse to agree on federal budget
Unified government
Unified government
President's party controls both House and Senate