3. How has the president recently clashed with Congress on the issue of war-powers?
4. How has the president recently clashed with Congress on the issue of fiscal policy?
- Case Study: War Powers
- What does the constitution say about Congress and war?
- What does the constitution say about Presidency and war?
- What does the constitution say about the U.S. action in Libya?
- What does the constitution say about possible U.S. action in Syria?
- Background on Syria (Washington Post)
- Initial reports with video/images of alleged chemical weapons use in Syria (NY Times)
- Debate within White House (Washington Post)
- Obama in the Situation Room (White House)
- Obama calls Boehner (White House)
- White House press conference announcing the decision (Politico)
- Resolution proposed by the administration to be voted on by Congress (White House)
- Bush administration officials react to Obama's decision (Politico)
- John Kerry Gives Syria a Week to Hand Over Chemical Weapons (Guardian)
- Syria Welcomed Russian Proposal to Destroy its Chemical Weapons (ABC)
- What does the constitution say about the use of drones?
- Case Study: Fiscal Policy
- Who creates the budget?
- Who passes the budget?
- Article I, Section 7 (House/Senate Budget Committees)
- Who appropriates the spending?
- Article I, Section 9 (House/Senate Appropriations Committees)
