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The lame duck period of the president is the period that the current president knows that he will not be reelected, during the lame duck period of the Buchanan presidency the South seceded from the United states without effort from Buchanan to stop it. Buchanan stated that as president he had no constitutional right to stop it. Buchanan's otherwise uncontroversial presidency was badly marred by his lack of effort to stop the South from seceding.

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Means your lame or a weakling

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cuz they like to quack

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How do you use lame duck in a sentence?

Govener Jodi Rell is a lame duck because she is working beyond the election even if she is not reelected


What is the lame duck period?

The lame duck period is the period of time in which an elected official is coming to the end of their term and a new candidate has been elected to the position. With the impending end of their term coming up, some officials become fairly ineffective during this time.


Where does the expression 'lame duck' come from?

Lame duck is referred to the period of time between the election and the new office holders take office. There is no incentive for the old office holders to do any work.The expression originated in the 1700's to refer to a broker who was delinquent in their debts. In the late 1860's it began to be used as a term to describe weak and ineffective politicians. It now is typically used to describe elected officials near the end of their last term.If you're playing howrse: see the related questions.


What is the definition of lame ExampleThat was so lame?

Lame as an idiom: one def could be "out of touch"... Ex: II prefer a walkman than an mp3... He's so lame other definition: a completely uninteresting person: I don't wanna keep talkin to her, she's so lame....


Is laim a real word yes or no?

Lame is a real word, laim, however is not. so, in the spelling, the answer is no. Lame can either mean something that can't walk properly, usually a horse, or it is American teenage slang for something that is rubbish, not what the person wanted or expected. a Lamo (lame-o) is a person who is 'lame'.

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How many presidents in us history have had a lame duck congress?

25


What was the purpose of the lame-duck amendment?

It shortened the period of transition between presidents


What was the nickname for the twentieth amendment?

Answerlame duck


What is a president whos successor has been elected called?

It is called a "Lame Duck."


What nickname is for the 20th Amendment?

The Lame Duck Amendment.


What is it called when the time period of an outgoing official before a new official takes office?

The outgoing official is called a lame duck. The period of time this official is still in office is called the lame duck period.


Who is an outgoing elected official who lacks influenced?

lame duck


What is a president whose successor has been elected?

It is called "lame duck"


What are elected officials who continue to perform their duties after an election called?

Lame duck


What is it called when a president stays in office after the election of a new president?

lame duck


What is the sitting duck president?

It isn't "sitting duck" but lame duck. A lame duck is a person in office whose term of office is nearly finished.


When was The Lame Duck Congress created?

The Lame Duck Congress was created on 2000-11-08.