W-9Switch TestThe Switch Test
A president, after Congress declines to provide the money he requested for a project, declares a national emergency so he can redirect military construction funds to it.
The action
A president, after Congress declines to provide the money he requested for a project, declares a national emergency so he can redirect military construction funds to it.
Decide how serious it is first. Then reveal who did it.
Who took this action
Donald Trump, Feb. 15, 2019, for a border wall. Presidents of both parties have declared national emergencies; using one to spend money Congress withheld was the point of dispute.
Would your answer have been the same if it had been the other side?
Sources
- White House archives, Feb. 15, 2019trumpwhitehouse.archives.govhttps://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-declaring-national-emergency-concerning-southern-border-united-states/ #374
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