Difference between revisions of "Lame duck"

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A lame duck is a duck with a broken wing.

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-A '''lame duck''' session is the short period after an election is held but before the newly elected representatives take office, which is typically November and December in an election year.
+A '''lame duck''' is a duck with a broken wing.
-A '''lame duck''' is a [[politician]] who is in office during that period only, or who has effectively lost their power because the public is looking forward to his replacement.
-With respect to presidents, the term '''lame duck''' often refers to their second term, when they are politically weaker due the constitutional prohibition against their serving a third full term.  Lame duck presidents are typically unable to move [[legislation]] to passage, as [[Congress]] may stall until the next [[presidential election]] to pass its legislation.
-Soon after the 2006 Congressional election that gave Democrats control of Congress, [[George Bush]] became a lame duck having little political leverage, facing the opposite party in Congress which awaited the next president.
-[[Category:Political Terms]]