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Assignment:
1. Which idea is CONSISTENT with a LOOSE construction of the Constitution?
A. The government should NOT spend tax dollars on medical research because the Constitution does NOT expressly allow it.
B. The government should be able to do medical research because nothing in the Constitution forbids it.
C. The Constitution says the government can REGULATE commerce, but it does NOT say the government can compete with private drug companies.
2. Donald Trump opposed the Affordable Care Act, which had been passed before he became president. The Constitution allowed him to take which action with an executive order?
A. repealing the entire law
B. declining to enforce the penalty the law imposed
C. declaring the entire law unconstitutional
3. One of the offenses for which Donald Trump was impeached was
A. inciting an insurrection.
B. trying to cover up a burglary.
C. violating safety laws during the Covid 19 pandemic.
4. In the role of __________, a president serves as leader of the military.
A. commander in chief
B. chief economist
C. chief citizen
5. What did the War Powers Resolution of 1973 do?
A. increased the president's powers by allowing the president to approve treaties without the Senate's approval
B. increased the president's powers by transferring the power to declare war from the legislative branch to the executive branch
C. made it illegal for a president to deploy military forces to a combat situation for more than sixty days without approval from Congress
6. President Donald Trump was accused of involving a foreign country in American politics, but he was NOT convicted.
A. true
B. false
7. The __________ about presidential power assumes THE PRESIDENT should take the lead in setting policies.
A. whig theory
B. stewardship theory
8. A stalling tactic in which senators prolong discussion to delay passage of a bill is
A. filibustering.
B. engrossment.
C. cloture.
9. Ending a filibuster in the Senate takes how many senators?
A. 51
B. 60
C. 75