powers of the house

Cards (4)

  • Begins money bills 

    Linked to the power of the purse. The President submits the annual budget to the House Budget Committee to begin the approval process - Senate can also amend these bills and MUST approve
    • 2018 - Trump wanted to cut the EPA's budget by a 1/3, but HoR proposed only 6%
  • Begins impeachment process
    Against POTUS, his officials or SC justices
    • Rep Kucinich sponsored 35 charges of impeachment against Bush and 3 to his BP Chenyney, related to the Iraq War and the 'war on terror'
    • Successfully used twice on Trump, and once on Clinton
  • Elects the president if the Electoral college is deadlocked
    Rarely happens - used in 1800 (Jefferson and Burr), 1824 (Jefferson and Adams)
  • Speaker is 3rd in line to the presidency