Why are the president’s war powers the most controversial of those granted to the executive by the Constitution? Be sure to include all three reasons provided by the text.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should identify how formal declarations are no longer a standard practice in diplomacy, yet the president is able to unilaterally deploy troops when he believes it is in the national interest. Answers should also identify how once troops are deployed, members of Congress are reluctant to question the president’s actions for fear of political consequences (appearing unpatriotic) or endangering troops. Lastly, answers should address how presidential discretion may lead presidents to act in a manner that is immoral or illegal.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The governors' role as chief administrator has been
a. increased because they have found it necessary to micromanage the state's daytoday affairs. b. undercut by the shift of federal programs and dollars to the states. c. strengthened by reforms that have concentrated executive powers in the governor's office. d. welcomed by nearly all governors, who prefer it to the role of policy maker.
The nationalist movement that led to India's independence
a. was promoted and supported by the traditional rural elite. b. universally rejected violence in favor of civil disobedience. c. developed in part because of economic modernization. d. advocated an independent India that also advocated that Britain retain control of Pakistan. e. was ruthlessly suppressed by the British who refused to make any concessions to it.
The governor's item veto applies only to
a. education bills. b. revenue bills. c. appropriations bills. d. welfare bills. e. constitutional amendments.