PSC 4361 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Bicameralism
16 Oct 2017
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Jagdish chadha overstayed his u. s. student visa and was facing deportation when the. Immigration and naturalization service ordered chadha to participate in hearings to argue against his deportation. An immigration judge at these hearings ordered that his deportation be suspended on account that he was of good moral character and would suffer extreme hardship if deported (p. 279). However, the act also gave congress the ability to veto this decision, stating if either the senate or the house disagreed with suspending the deportation, the attorney general must deport the alien. They exercised this power through a motion by the house of representatives without any debate or recorded vote on the issue. U. s. constitution: article i, section 1 (bicameral requirement) U. s. constitution: article i, section 7 (presentment clauses) Legal reasoning: what does the constitution say about the respective functions of congress and the.
