Which of the following describes an executive power of the president?
A. pushing their agenda in the State of the Union address
B. using executive orders to send instructions to executive agencies and departments
C. issuing amnesty to individuals who illegally avoid a military draft
D. vetoing legislation sent from Congress
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All of the options listed describe executive powers of the president.
Which of the following describes an executive power of the president?
A. pushing their agenda in the State of the Union address
B. using executive orders to send instructions to executive agencies and departments
C. issuing amnesty to individuals who illegally avoid a military draft
D. vetoing legislation sent from Congress
A. pushing their agenda in the State of the Union address
B. using executive orders to send instructions to executive agencies and departments
C. issuing amnesty to individuals who illegally avoid a military draft
D. vetoing legislation sent from Congress
All of the options listed describe executive powers of the president.
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B. using executive orders to send instructions to executive agencies and departments
Which of the following describes a foreign policy power of the president?
A. the ability to send troops into combat
B. the ability to approve a military intervention abroad
C. the ability to negotiate treaties
D. the ability to grant a commission
A. the ability to send troops into combat
B. the ability to approve a military intervention abroad
C. the ability to negotiate treaties
D. the ability to grant a commission
All of the options listed describe foreign policy powers of the president.
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C. the ability to negotiate treaties
Why did Congress pass the War Powers Resolution?
A. to allow the president to appoint the secretary of defense
B. to limit the president’s power to appoint ambassadors
C. to limit the president’s ability to send troops into combat
D. to allow the president to negotiate treaties
A. to allow the president to appoint the secretary of defense
B. to limit the president’s power to appoint ambassadors
C. to limit the president’s ability to send troops into combat
D. to allow the president to negotiate treaties
C. to limit the president’s ability to send troops into combat
Which of the following best explains why presidents claim inherent powers?
A. Presidents need to perform certain actions that are not listed in the Constitution.
B. Presidents do not need other branches of government to fulfill their duties.
C. Presidents have had these powers given to them by Congress in the past.
D. Presidents claim these powers are explicitly written in Article II of the Constitution.
A. Presidents need to perform certain actions that are not listed in the Constitution.
B. Presidents do not need other branches of government to fulfill their duties.
C. Presidents have had these powers given to them by Congress in the past.
D. Presidents claim these powers are explicitly written in Article II of the Constitution.
A. Presidents need to perform certain actions that are not listed in the Constitution.
Which constitutional provision has been used to justify the inherent powers of the president?
A. the vesting clause
B. the power to declare war
C. the War Powers Act
D. the take care clause
A. the vesting clause
B. the power to declare war
C. the War Powers Act
D. the take care clause
A. the vesting clause
the take care clause
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