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Feb 9, 2017 · Presidential politics frequently spur constitutional conflict when Congress feels the executive branch has claimed too much power.
- The Constitution Doesn’T Say What to do.The U.S. Constitution is brief and vague. (Compare it to a state constitution sometime.) This vagueness has one major advantage: It makes an 18th-c...
- The Constitution’S Meaning Is in question.Sometimes the Constitution’s attempt to address an issue is phrased in a way that could allow multiple interpretations, leaving experts disagreeing...
- The Constitution Tells Us What to Do, but It’S Not Politically feasible.This category of constitutional crisis can crop up when presidential elections produce contested and confusing results. In the 2000 presidential el...
- Institutions Themselves Fail.The Constitution’s system of checks and balances sets the various branches against each other for the laudable purpose of constraining tyranny. How...
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A high-level overview of how the president’s agenda can create tension and frequent confrontations with Congress.
Presidents pursue policy agendas, and they also carry the responsibility for filling more than 3,000 positions. Both of these activities can create tension and confrontations with Congress.
The Constitution of the United States (1787) — The fundamental laws and principles that govern the United States. The document was a result of several compromises between federalists and anti-federalists at the Constitutional Convention.
Confirmation of presidential appointments can cause conflict: Some presidential appointments, including cabinet members, ambassadors, and life-tenured judicial appointments, require Senate confirmation. The confirmation process serves as an important check on the presidency and can put the executive and legislative branches at odds.
The stakes are especially high with life-tenured judicial appointments, such as Supreme Court justices; their life-tenured nature gives the president an opportunity to extend his or her influence for decades after leaving office. By comparison, White House staff positions do not require Senate confirmation and are typically much easier to fill.
How do presidential appointments cause conflict with Congress?
Which presidential appointment is the most contentious? Why?
How do executive orders cause conflict with the Congressional agenda?
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Sep 18, 2017 · Such a situation — the combination of three factors: conflict, breakdown and reaction — could result from a variety of causes. Levinson and Balkin, for example, separate such crises into...
