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Tag: congress

Student Loans & Separation of Powers

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What does the separation of powers have to do with student loan forgiveness?

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Federalism & Polarization

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Federalism & Tyranny

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Does American federalism promote or prevent tyranny? Find out here!

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Federalism Pros & Cons #3

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Small States vs Large

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Small states versus Big! How the framers handled this and why.

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Articles of Confederation

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What were the Articles of Confederation? Click to find out!

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Political Trust & Distrust 25

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Why does political trust matter?

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Executive Orders 7

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Is there a downside to executive orders?

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Executive Orders 5

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Executive orders can be nullified by Congress but only with difficulty.

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The Presidency 47

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Dissenters from the Unitary Executive Theory argue that Congress can regulate any presidential powers that are not clearly spelled out in the Constitution – so long as Congress does not obstruct constitutional obligations placed on the presidency.

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The Presidency 46

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Supporters of the unitary executive theory believe presidents may act without Congressional interference.

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The Presidency 44

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Populist or partisan presidents sometimes feel motivated to weaken constitutional constraints.

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The Presidency 27

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Voters and political parties became additional sources of presidential power and accountability.

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The Presidency Quiz 2

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Test your knowledge.

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The Presidency 26

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The power to pardon creates some overlap in the powers of the presidency and those of the court.

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The Presidency 25

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The Twentieth Amendment largely removed the need for power to convene or adjourn Congress.

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The Presidency 24

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The president was to participate in law-making, with Congress in the lead.

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The Presidency – Quiz 1

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Test your knowledge against these five questions!

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The Presidency 23

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The Written Opinion Clause appears to limit the President in several ways.

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The Presidency 21

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The Constitution is silent on the related presidential power to remove.

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The Presidency 20

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Several framers worried the power of appointment could be abused.

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The Presidency 19

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To faithfully execute the laws of the land, the presidency was assigned executive power that was mostly undefined.

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The Presidency 18

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Faithfully executing the laws of the land is one of the most important obligations of the presidency.

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The Presidency 17

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The framers feared that a president could be seduced by a foreign power to harm the country.

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The Presidency 16

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The framers feared a president could be seduced by a foreign power.

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The Presidency 15

October 31, 2020ffademocracyLeave a comment

The President’s war powers were quite constrained.

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The Presidency 14

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The President would be fully empowered to act in defense of the nation.

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The Presidency 13

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The framers agreed that the President would command the armed forces – with several explicit reservations.

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The Presidency 12

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The President was to have five main responsibilities.

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The Value of Voting

September 22, 2020ffademocracyLeave a comment

Does voting make any difference? Is it worth the trouble? The answer depends upon you. If you and enough other people vote for someone who has pledged to represent your…

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