Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thomas, Korean War, Rational Agent
Document Summary
Receives the popular vote and not a single electoral college vote. So he"s in office and has to pass nafta. The mexicans were not happy either: fast track negotiating is tedious if you have to go to the president every time a change to a clause is implemented. Congress has the power to fast track the agreement: clinton gets the deal through he begins to alienate the supporters who allowed him to get the legislation through (environmental and labor movement) This was the first and only time clinton was granted fast track authority: congress has the power to raise and create an army and navy. Why do they do it so rarely? (no formal declaration in vietnam, korea, iraq. : relationship with other country countries are at war with each other, public opinion, it involves a national commitment (not just a military commitment).