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Presidents cannot pass legislation. It is congress that makes the laws, and then the president either signs them or vetoes them. But presidents can and do encourage congress to pass certain bills; President Obama, like all presidents before him, has had a number of pieces of legislation he wanted congress to pass. In some cases, they did; in others, they did not.
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Committee staff may influence congress by granting or withholding legislation. Organizations can also influences members of congress in the same ways.
B. Protecting Legislation guaranteeing civil rights to former slaves.
The President has the opportunity to establish an agenda for Congress by advocating for specific policies. Presidents also have the ability to use their position to take their case directly to the American people, which can impact public opinion, and consequently, impact Congress.
The collective noun for presidents is a succession of presidents. The collective noun congress is used for a congress of baboons, a congress of crows.
No. Congress passes legislation.
Congress passes the legislation while the president can sign or veto it.
The first President to have an extraordinary first 100 days of his term was Franklin D. Roosevelt. With the combination of his party controlling Congress, momentum from his campaign, and a public outcry for action, Congress passed all the legislation he proposed in his first 100 days. Included in this legislation was his New Deal, which was intended to help the economy recover from the great depression. Due to his incredible success in passing legislation and reviving the economy, his first 100 days is used as a benchmark for comparing the effectiveness of new Presidents.
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The President can veto legislation. The Supreme Court can deem laws unconstitutional. The President nominates Supreme Court Justices.
Under William Taft, Congress passed legislation that eliminated business monopolies.