What Makes the Most Impact on How Successful a President

question 36

Multiple Choice

What makes the most impact on how successful a president is with getting measures that they favor enacted into law by Congress?

• A) whether or not the president's party controls both houses of Congress
• B) whether or not the president is willing to use his veto power
• C) the president's willingness to order party members around
• D) the support the vice president provides to passing legislation
• E) what percentage of the popular vote the president had when elected

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