Constitution examples 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Government & PoliticsConstitutional frameworks of US governmentA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: KristinaCreated 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 1 of 8 State of the Union Address Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address included a focus on gun control 2 of 8 Use of veto Clinton used the regular veto 36 times and pocket veto once. Only 2 of his vetoes were overridden by Congress 3 of 8 Justices nominated by Obama Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan 4 of 8 Power of pardon Clinton pardoned famous bank robber Patty Hearst 5 of 8 Congress rejection of proposed legislation Senate blocked Obama's DREAM Act 6 of 8 Congress overriding veto Bush vetoed the Medicare Improvements Act but was overriden 7 of 8 Power of the purse Limits on military funding placed on Reagan, leading to withdrawal of Marines from Lebanon. 8 of 8
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