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Could the POTUS cancel any amount of student debt without approval of the US Congress?
Recently, Biden's Administration is approving $6.1 billion in student debt cancellation for 317,000 borrowers who attended the Art Institutes., but I haven't seen the Senate or House ever voted on ...
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Why is it the President's job to resolve conflicts in Congress?
Yesterday the Republican-led US House of Representatives passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling, but it includes many spending cutbacks that are objectionable to Democrats. The Democrat-led Senate is ...
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How can Congress end a war over the objections of the President
The Constitution seems to indicate that Congress should control war making, since it has the sole power to declare war. However, as the Commander in Chief, the President is given very broad powers ...
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Quickly prevent POTUS from initiating military or nuclear operations?
As Pelosi warns Trump could be impeached for a second time if he does not leave office imminently and willing, she has expressed in a letter about two things which stems this question...
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Presidency and Congress being different political parties
Between 1955-57, the president was Dwight Eisenhower, a Republican. But, at the same time, both the Senate and House were controlled by Democrats.
How difficult was it for the president to sign a bill ...
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Is it possible for a president to circumvent the senate confirmation process by selectively firing some of the existing cabinet members?
The Senate has to approve a cabinet member's hiring, but not their firing. If the existing head of a cabinet is fired, acting heads are typically assigned based on a line of succession. In this ...
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Can congress/president make the COVID19 vaccine mandatory in the US? Are there any national precedents concerning mandatory vaccination?
Background Human clinical trials to determine the safety and efficacy of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 started as early as March, and currently, 10 have reached final states of testing according to 1.
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Can the speaker invoke the 25th amendment without the Senate?
With the recent talks that Speaker Pelosi is going to "discuss" the 25th amendment in order to get rid of President Trump, what is the process for this? Does it have to be voted on in ...
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Was there ever a US president who previously served as an independent in Congress?
I am writing an article about Bernie Sanders and what I think the real reason he lost was. (I think he lost because he was an independent.) But, that is not the point. I want to fact check something ...
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Are there any tangible proposals for a modern era war powers system in the U.S. akin to the War Powers Resolution of 1973?
The system of congressional oversight in the U.S. with regard to acts of war has been broken for a long time. The year 1942 was the last time the U.S. formally declared war. Since then there have only ...
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What could the US federal government do to reform the police?
There is a widespread belief that policing in the USA suffers from systemic racism. Let us suppose that Joe Biden gets elected President and decides that this is a priority. Let us also suppose that ...
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Who has the power to surrender in a war in the US?
Congress has the power to declare war and the president signs the declaration (or vetos) as well. Who has the power to surrender in a war? Would congress have to vote to surrender?
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Which powers allow the President to adjourn Congress and unilaterally approve nominees to federal positions?
This article describes Trump's Covid-19 press conference on April 15th, in which he stated that:
"I have a very strong power. I'd rather not use that power, but we have
way over a hundred people ...
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If all but one Congressman are killed, does a new Congress have be chosen? [duplicate]
If (as in the show “Designated Survivor,”) all Congressman but one are killed, would it be possible (in the US Constitution) for actions of Congress to be taken by the sole remaining Congressman?
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Does setting precedent automatically make something ok for subsequent politicians to do the same thing?
Surrounding the Impeachment trial of President Trump many news outlets have voiced that an acquittal will be setting precedent.
Does this mean that subsequent presidents will be able to do the same ...
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