How has Congress contributed to the imbalance of power between the executive and legislative branches in national security?
What will be an ideal response?
Although recent presidents have pushed the boundaries of their power, Congress has been complicit in its loss of power. Congress actively granted the executive branch broad powers after 9/11. And it tends to prefer to avoid responsibility for difficult decisions that could be controversial among voters, preferring to let responsibility (and blame) lie with the president. Polarization may also help explain Congress’s refusal to assert itself, at least during periods of unified government.
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Which of the following statements about the Occupy Wall Street movement is true?
a. Fewer Americans support its goals than support the goals of the Tea Party movement. b. Most of its concerns have been addressed by government so it is unlikely that it will appear again. c. The issues of concern to the Occupy Wall Street movement are consistent with the views of a substantial number of Americans. d. It has coalesced into a political party that successfully elected its first candidate to political office in 2012.
Conservative views on crime usually place responsibility with individual criminals rather than larger social problems
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.