pocket vetoed
pocket vetoed
In response to Pearl Harbor, the president advised congress to declare war, which they did.
Pardon for Confederate Leaders
Blockading the Southern ports.
In general Congress was not as forgiving as Lincoln. They wanted to punish the South and treat it like a conquered enemy.
President Rutherford Hayes did end Reconstruction of the South. This happened because of the Compromise of 1877 in which an agreement was reached that decided that Hayes would be President if he agreed to end Reconstruction. After the 1876 election, there was a election dispute and the compromise was the response to settle this dispute.
sharecropping
Provided funding for the economic reconstruction of Western Europe.
A presidential veto is a procedure the president can use to express is disapproval of a particular bill presented to him for his signature. Congress can override his veto only by a two-thirds vote in both houses of congress.
If only Congress held military powers, then any action would be too slow; with the president holding military powers, a quick, immediate response could be made without political squabbling.
This department was created in response to the attacks of 9/11/01. Of course, only Congress can create and fund a department- the President only makes suggestions.
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