Congress and the president play important roles in the foreign policy of the United States. The Constitution grants both branches of the government specific powers and also has areas where they need to work together. Both the legislative and executive branches have informal powers that each can use and exploit for political gain. Congress and ...
In the post-World War II era, right up until 1970, the United States Congress generally allowed the President to decide foreign policy. In the ’70s, however, in response to what was seen as executive mismanagement of foreign affairs, Congress began to reassert itself as a power in the foreign policy arena. This resurgence took the ...
The question of this case concerns the constitutionality of § 244(c)(2). This statute states that if a deportable alien would face extreme hardship if deported, the attorney general is able to suspend the alien’s deportation. However, either house of congress has the ability to veto the attorney general’s decision to deport the alien. The question ...
Perhaps one of the most controversial episodes in the later half of the twentieth century is what is known as the “Iran-Contra Affair.” This political scandal, which erupted in 1985 and 1986, evolved from an elaborate plan by high-ranking members of President Ronald Reagan’s administration to arrange secret sales of arms to the terrorist nation ...
