Constitution examples

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  • Created on: 18-05-13 16:50
Attempts to amend the constitution
Flag desecration achieved the 2/3 majority in the Senate multiple times during the Clinton and Bush presidencies, but never passed in the Senate
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State of the Union Address
Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address included a focus on gun control
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Use of veto
Clinton used the regular veto 36 times and pocket veto once. Only 2 of his vetoes were overridden by Congress
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Justices nominated by Obama
Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan
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Power of pardon
Clinton pardoned famous bank robber Patty Hearst
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Congress rejection of proposed legislation
Senate blocked Obama's DREAM Act
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Congress overriding veto
Bush vetoed the Medicare Improvements Act but was overriden
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Power of the purse
Limits on military funding placed on Reagan, leading to withdrawal of Marines from Lebanon.
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Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address included a focus on gun control

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State of the Union Address

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Clinton used the regular veto 36 times and pocket veto once. Only 2 of his vetoes were overridden by Congress

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Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan

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Clinton pardoned famous bank robber Patty Hearst

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Naomi Arnold

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These are really good examples, would we use them if we got a question about whether we should codify the constitution?

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