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| − | Read the next chapter on the Presidency and take the multiple choice questions at the end. Grade your answers yourself, and include your score in your homework. Study what you missed.
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| − | Then answer the following questions. The initial questions require only short answers, while the later questions require short paragraphs. Questions 1-9 are worth 3 points each.
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| − | 1. Usually the most important appointment by the president is to the __________________.
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| − | 2. The three departments in President George Washington’s original Cabinet were __________, ___________ and ______________. Which do you think was most important, and why?
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| − | 3. Explain how a president can approve or veto legislation.
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| − | 4. Describe two different actions by a president that require Senate approval to take effect. | + | *[[Am Govt Homework 4 Answers - Student Nine]] |
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| − | 5. List what you think are the five most important departments in the Executive Branch, and why.
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| − | 6. Briefly describe, in your own words, the three main parts of the “Executive Office of the President” and what they do.
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| − | 7. Describe in your own words the constitutional qualifications of the president and what he must say before taking office. Would you add or subtract anything? Explain.
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| − | 8. Write a short letter to a newspaper praising or criticizing something President Bush is doing. Email or mail it to the paper.
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| − | 9. The question we never answered in class: what is the constitutional basis for the [[federal]] law used to convict [[Michael Vick]] for dog-fighting?
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| − | 10. Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] has shared more power with President [[George W. Bush]] than usual. Should a Vice President share power with the President?
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