Do-Nothing Congress

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United States Congress nickname

The Do-Nothing Congress refers to the 80th United States Congress (1947–1949), criticized—especially by President Harry S. Truman—for its perceived inaction and obstruction on key domestic legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
appliedBy Democratic Party ⓘ
appliedInContextOf domestic legislation ⓘ
post–World War II period ⓘ
appliedTo 80th United States Congress ⓘ
appliedToBody United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
appliedToInstitutionType bicameral legislature ⓘ
associatedWithEvent 1948 whistle-stop campaign ⓘ
associatedWithSpeech 1948 United States presidential election ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman 1948 campaign speeches
category History of the United States Congress ⓘ
Political nicknames ⓘ
characterizationOf perceived inaction ⓘ
perceived obstruction ⓘ
coinedBy President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman
controlledBy Republican Party ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
criticizedFor blocking parts of the Fair Deal agenda ⓘ
failure to pass key domestic reforms ⓘ
obstruction of presidential initiatives ⓘ
endTime 1949 ⓘ
followedBy 81st United States Congress ⓘ
hasConnotation pejorative ⓘ
hasHistoricalInterpretation example of partisan conflict in U.S. politics ⓘ
symbol of congressional obstructionism ⓘ
houseMajorityParty Republican Party ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeTermEnd January 3, 1949 ⓘ
legislativeTermStart January 3, 1947 ⓘ
notableUsageYear 1948 ⓘ
ordinalNumber 80 ⓘ
politicalContext 1948 United States presidential election ⓘ
Truman administration ⓘ
precededBy 79th United States Congress ⓘ
presidentDuringTerm President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman
refersTo 80th United States Congress ⓘ
relatedConcept gridlock (politics) ⓘ
lame-duck session ⓘ
senateMajorityParty Republican Party ⓘ
startTime 1947 ⓘ
timePeriod 1947–1949 ⓘ
topic executive–legislative conflict ⓘ
legislative productivity ⓘ
usedAs campaign slogan ⓘ
political attack line ⓘ
usedBy President Harry S. Truman ⓘ
surface form: Harry S. Truman

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80th United States Congress → nickname → Do-Nothing Congress ⓘ