The two imperatives that structured the creation of the American presidency at the Constitutional Convention were a deep distrust of __________ and the __________
A)concentrated power; need for effective, energetic governance
B)federal systems of power; need for laissez-faire governance
C)indirect election of executive officials; desire for parliamentary style governance
D)majority rule; need for deliberative, slow governance
A
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What has to happen in Congress in order for the president to be impeached and removed from office?
a. The House must impeach the president by a simple majority; the Supreme Court must convict with a two-thirds vote. b. The Senate must impeach the president by a simple majority; the House must convict with a two-thirds vote. c. The House must impeach the president by a simple majority; the Senate must convict with a two-thirds majority. d. The Supreme Court must impeach the president with a simple majority; the chief justice presides over a Senate trial that must convict with a two-thirds majority.
Most potential morality policy issues are
a. constantly being debated. b. pushed aside by legislators. c. not on the active political agenda at any given time. d. highly complex and almost never visible to the public.