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How old must you be to be elected POTUS? |
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How many years must you have been a citizen to be President?? |
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To become president, must you have been born here?? |
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What did the Presidential Act of 1947 establish? |
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The line of Presidential Secession |
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Which amendment provides for the VP to take up the full term if the President Dies |
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What does the 25th amendment provide for? |
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What happens if the President if disabled and clarifies that the Vp serves the FULL term for the president if he dies |
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Why was the 25th amendment significant? |
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Because until Nixon and JFK, there was no mechanism for replacing the Vice President until 1967 |
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What can Presidents do to affect Legislation? |
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Public addresses to Congress |
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Who established the Office of Congressional Relations(OCR) |
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Who were the most effective presidents in terms of legislation? |
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Who was the first President to give an address to congress since Thomas Jefferson? |
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How many types of Veto are there? |
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What is the regular Veto? |
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When the President Rejects a bill that congress puts on his desk |
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What is the Line-Item Veto? |
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It gives the President/Govenor the ability to strike out a line from the proposed bill, rather than rejecting the entire thing |
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What years did Congress give the President a Line-Item Veto? |
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The President was given a line-Item veto from 1996-1998 but was ultimately stripped by Supreme Court |
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What is the Legislative Veto? |
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When Congress authorizes the Executive Branch to draft the rules and laws, subject to their rejection or modification |
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When the President Kills a bill which passes congress within its last 10 days and President refuses to act on it! |
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