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The 'lame duck' term indicates the period in a presidency that the US President is no longer actively pushing through legislation or getting any major policies off the ground. Most commonly that happens when he is losing influence because he is sure to be on the way out, usually in the last one or two years of his second term when he can no longer be reelected.
Another instance can be a period when the President has no majority in Congress and his opponents are actively working to block anything that might make him realize his plans and policies.
It can also refer to the US Congress as an example. The current US Congress has a majority of Republicans and a majority of Democrats in the Senate. The newly elected Congress will have a majority in the Senate of Republicans and an overwhelming majority of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
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What does the expression 'lame duck' mean?
The term lame duck refers to somebody weak. For example, when an elected official's successor has already been elected, but has not taken office. It is also occasionally used to disparage a politician who will not serve again, such as a US president near the end of his second term.A lame duck session is a session of an officials whose successors have already been elected (but not inaugurated).The original use of the term lame duck referred to brokers who defaulted on their debts. The term is still used in this financial context in Europe.The term lame duck usually is very commonly heard at the end of the second term of a US President (since he can't get re-elected for the third time in a row). As the name suggests, a lame duck cannot make strong decisions.Actually the term lame duck means that they are able to make stronger decisons that are not based on being reelected.If you're playing howrse, please see the Related Question.
What was the nickname for the twentieth amendment?
Answerlame duck
What nickname is for the 20th Amendment?
The Lame Duck Amendment.
Does the expression lame duck relate to someone who is lazy?
A 'lame duck' refers to a political candidate in the last stages of his or her term of office after an election has taken place and a new candidate has been chosen to replace said duck.
What is the sitting duck president?
"Sitting duck president" is a colloquial term that refers to a president who is perceived as being unprotected or vulnerable to attack or criticism. It suggests that the president is in a precarious position and easily targeted by adversaries or challenges.
Why were some officials reffered to as lame ducks?
They are in the final days of their term and their power, though intact, is weak - as weak as a lame duck.
Who is an outgoing elected official who lacks influenced?
lame duck
What do they call the acts the president does before the end of his term?
He is sometimes called a lame duck.
What is the president called during the period between the election and the new president's taking office?
The incumbent is still the president, and the new one is the president elect.
What name is given to a president in second term who cannot seek reelection?
The usual term is a "lame duck" president, although this can also be applied to a two term president who's party is voted out of office for the next election - i.e. George H.W. Bush was a "lame duck" president because he only served one term, and George W. Bush was a "lame duck " president because his party lost the next presidential election.
Why does the twenty-second amendment result in lame duck presidency?
The 22nd constitutional amendment is not a direct cause of Lame-duck presidents. A Lame-duck president will result anytime a new president is elected. The only real impact this amendment has on this occurance is that it guarantees that a lame-duck occurs every 8 years at the latest, as a president cannot be elected to a third term. Before this amendment it was traditional for a president not to seek a third term as President Washington eschewed a third term. Franklin Roosevelt was the only president to be elected to a third term, or a fourth term for that matter, the amendment was a reaction to the length of his presidency. Thus, before this amendment, lame-duck presidents were already occurring regularly and are not the result of this amendment. Hope that helps.
When was The Lame Duck Congress created?
The Lame Duck Congress was created on 2000-11-08.
