The Mexican army attacks Texas during the summer of 2013. The President wants Congress to declare war immediately, but Congress is on a summer holiday. What can the President do to make sure war is declared?
The President wants to spend $5 billion on a new missile for the military. He believes he can authorize this spending in his role as commander-in-chief of the military. Is he correct?
It is discovered that a Supreme Court judge has been accepting bribes. The American public wants him removed from office, but he was appointed to a lifetime term. What can be done?
A justice of the Supreme Court dies. Now the court has only 8 members. How can they get back to 9 members?
Congress is upset that a law that they felt very good about was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. They wonder what they can do, since the Supreme Court is the highest court in the land.
Congress passes a bill and the President signs it into law. Many people feel this law is unconstitutional. To whom can they turn to fix this and what can be done?
The President negotiates and signs a treaty that many people feel will hurt the American economy. What can be done about this before the treaty can take effect?
A man is serving a life sentence in prison for treason. New evidence surfaces that proves that he is not guilty, but the judge in the case refuses to consider it. Is there any other way in which he might be freed from prison?
Congress passes a bill that the President has criticized many times. The President is very strong in his feelings that this bill should not be a law.
The President has vetoed a bill that Congress is very strongly in favor of. Congress is outraged. They want this bill to be a law. What can be done?
Legislative Power of the Purse
President can veto the bill
Propose an amendment to the Constitution
The president can pardon
Call a special session of Congress
Override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote in both houses.
The president will appoint a new justice
The House of Representatives can begin the Impeachment process
The Senate has the power of advise and consent.
The Supreme Court can use the power of Judicial Review to declare the law unconstitutional.
