Powers of Congress

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Congress and Oversight

  • Congress has effective power over the president due to control of budget. eg. Government shutdown in 2019 over Congress' refusal to reallocate funds for the wall
  • President can bypass congress eg. Trump declaring a national emergency in order to build wall
  • During divided government Congress performs its oversight function very effectively, however could be argued this is due to partisanship rather than proper scrutiny eg. Rejection of Merick Garland in 2016 
  • During a united government it is a lot weaker at performing oversight eg. Brett Cavanaugh confirmed as SC justice in 2018 despite claims of

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