Guided Reading 5.3
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Question 1
Give 2 reasons for expanded presidential power.
Question 2
What does it mean to “execute” the law?
Question 3
Does the president have to carry out a law he does not like?
Question 4
What does it mean for the executive branch to interpret laws?
Question 5
What is an executive order? Why does the president use them?
Question 6
What is the purpose of Executive Privilege?
Question 7
Why is Executive Privilege so important to the president’s ability to do his job?
Question 8
What types of positions does the president appoint?
Question 9
Who has to approve appointments made by the president?
Question 10
What is senatorial courtesy?
Question 11
What is the purpose of a pardon?
Question 12
When can the president use the powers of clemency?
Question 13
What does it mean for a president to commute a sentence?
Question 14
How is amnesty and a pardon similar? Different?
Question 15
What does it mean when a president vetos a bill?
Question 16
What options does the president have regarding a bill outside of signing or vetoing a bill?
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