Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In the American political system, the president acts as head of the legislative branch.
2. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention were greatly divided as to whether the new government should be more powerful than that under the Articles of Confederation.
3. While the Constitution did not explicitly prohibit women from holding the office of president, at the time of ratification, women were generally denied the right to vote or to hold political office within their states.
4. The Constitution does not offer many specifics as to what it means to execute the laws.
5. Other than saying that the president should “take care that the laws should be faithfully executed,” the Constitution does not give much detail on how the president is supposed to run the federal government.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. True
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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