National Emergency

1. What powers does the National Emergencies Act of 1976 give POTUS ?
-the president can issue an emergency declaration but under certain constraints, such as only using powers that Congress has codified by law and the President has to say which powers he uses.

2. What congressional power in the constitution is Trump trying to get around by declaring this?
-power of the purse

3. How would Congress pass a joint resolution disputing the emergency?
-both houses of congress would have to pass omething

4. What action can the president take in response to the joint resolution?
-veto it

5. Why would landowners potentially sue the president to stop the wall?
-they could fight eminent domain to keep it from being taken

6. What happened to the eminent domain lawsuits filed against President Bush?
-60 to 70 of the 334 lawsuits against him are still pending which means Bush didn't win

7. Why would the ACLU sue the president to stop the wall?
-They say that it is an illegal declaration of a national emergency and it is an unconstitutional power grab that hurts communities.

8. How could states serve as a check on presidential power?
-states could sue as their funds might be lessened by the project