Powers of Congress
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- Created on: 09-06-19 11:57
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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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