Category: President
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Presidential Transition
Presidential Transition in the United States Executive Order Executive Order in relation with Facilitation of a Presidential Transition (May 6, 2016): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of […]
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Vetoes
Vetoes in the United States Vetoes and President’s Party representation in the House and in the Senate The following information offers a picture of the potential relation between the two facts: 1st Congress: 56.90% (in House of Representatives) and 69.20% (in Senate) ; Total […]
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Regular Veto
Regular Veto in United States Definition of Regular Veto The concept of “regular veto” indicate the action of the U.S. President when he disapproves a bill or joint resolution and returns it with his objections to the chamber in which it originated (Senate or House).
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Challenge Legislation
Challenge Legislation in the United States Signing Statements Used to Challenge Legislation Introduction to Challenge Legislation One of the first presidents to issue a signing statement expressing a refusal to comply with provisions of a law was Woodrow Wilson. Wilson wrote that provisions in […]
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Signing Statement Early History
Signing Statement Early History in the United States Early History of Signing Statements Introduction to Signing Statement Early History James Monroe is believed to be the first president to issue a signing statement. Monroe was also one of the few 19th century presidents to use such a […]
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Signing Statement
Signing Statement in the United States Introduction to Signing Statement Signing Statement, opinion or commentary issued by the president of the United States upon signing legislation passed by the U.S. Congress. The written statement may have various purposes. It may simply declare the […]
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Judicial Ruling
Judicial Ruling in the United States Signing Statements Used to Create a Legal History Introduction to Judicial Ruling The administration of President Ronald Reagan was the first to conceive of signing statements as guides for judicial rulings. Under Reagan a group of conservative lawyers, […]
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George Walker Bush
George Walker Bush in the United States President of the United States Introduction to George Walker Bush George Bush, born in 1946, 43rd president of the United States (2001- ), who took office after one of the closest and most disputed elections in U.S. history and launched a war against […]
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Presidential Vetoes
Presidential Vetoes in the United States Vetoes by President Note: the Veto success rate only includes regular vetoes. Pocket Vetoes can only occur after a session of Congress has adjourned and can not be overridden by Congress. George Washington Totals under his Presidency: 2 […]
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), American politician and the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945), was born in Hyde Park, N.Y., Jan. 30 1882. He was a distant cousin of Theodore Roosevelt. He was educated at Groton, Harvard (A.B. […]
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Global Development Council
Global Development Council in the United States The President’s Global Development Council is one of the White House Advisory Boards established to provide the President with independent information and advice from top experts in their fields. This Advisory Board was currently active at the […]
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Signing Statements
Signing Statements in the United States Presidential Memoranda Presidential Memoranda in relation with Presidential Signing Statements (March 09, 2009): For nearly two centuries, Presidents have issued statements addressing constitutional or other legal questions upon signing bills into […]