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Why didn't president John Tyler get along with congress?
John Tyler was abandoned by his party, and no other party agreed with him because of his political views.
Can the president makes rules for the congress?
No, not generally. The President has no legal connection to Congress. A president whose party gets a big majority in Congress has a lot of say over Congress, but it is mo tly because of respect or of party demands. Every President has some power over Congress because of the veto and because of appointments, but when the Congress is from the opposing party, his power over them is rather limited.
What are powers the president has to get congress to do what he wants?
This all depends on the Congress and the President. If the president's party has the majority in Congress, he generally works with the majority leaders to get his agenda through Congress. If the president's party is the minority party in Congress, he uses two tools: obstructionism from the minority leadership (the filibuster, and loading up bills with things the majority hates in an attempt to get them tabled), and the veto.
What percent of American voters vote strictly along party lines IE for a party rather than a candidate?
37% vote along party lines
Who is the ruling party during the third president of India?
Congress party was the ruling party.
What position does rajiv gandhi hold within the congress party?
President of Congress
The issue of slavery's expansion divided the country not along party lines but along what?
Sectional lines
What party controlled congress in 1927?
Republican party ... Coolidge was president I believe
Is a president always a member of the party in power?
No. The phrase " party in power" is unclear. It is not unusual for the two houses of Congress to be controlled by different parties and it can happen that both houses of Congress are controlled by the opposing party to the president. .
What type of congress makes the president more powerful?
a. congressional majority of the president party
What are the pros and cons of having the president and Congress of the same political party?
One of the cons of having the president and congress be from the same political party is that there might not be a balance and that it might not represent Americans properly. One of the pros of having the same political party for president and in congress is that there is less opposition to pass the bills and law that they want to pass.
What is a plausible explanation for why the president's party almost always loose seats in Congress in mid-term elections?
Often a president's party will lose seats in Congress during the midterm elections. This is likely due to people being dissatisfied with the president or party's performance and voting differently.
