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    The president is not only the head of state and government, but also the military commander in chief, and chief diplomat for the united states. The president is also in control of the executive branch. One of the many presidential powers is to sign legislation passed by the congress, or to veto the bill, meaning that the president is an important factor in what laws are passed and which ones aren't, along with this the president also has the power to form treaties…

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    Period 7 U.S Government Americans currently choose their president through a system called the electoral college, which is an extremely complex system that many would call “undemocratic.” In this system, the president and vice president are indirectly chosen. Each state gets one electoral vote for each of their US senators and representatives. Each state will either vote democratic or republican, and the president, and the candidate will receive all of the electoral votes for that…

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    Burr's father was a Presbyterian minister and the president of the College of New Jersey. After the loss of both of his parents, Burr and his sister went to live with their wealthy uncle. In 1769, at the age of 13, Burr enrolled at the College of New Jersey. After graduating from the College of New Jersey, Burr began attending Litchfield Law School in Connecticut. His studies were soon put on hold because of the Revolutionary War. Burr joined Benedict Arnold's men in their expedition to…

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    a neck to neck race right from the party primaries to the general election primary issues. According to the American constitution, it provides the procedure that presidential election takes. It starts by stating who is eligible to serve as the president of United States. The person must be: at least 35 years old, a resident in the United States for at least 14 years and a United States citizen by natural…

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    minimum. In second article, it establishes the executive branch. The President and Vice-President are part of this branch, and they both have their four year terms (Mount, 2010). Some requirements for being a president, first of all thirty-five years-old is the age minimum to becoming president, another necessity is the president must be a natural-born citizen. The president has duties to serve the Country and gives the President the power to do so. There is also an impeachment in this article…

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    The Electoral College Isn’t required to vote for the candidate that the majority of the people in that state voted for. According to David Walbert, from Learnnc.org “In November of a presidential election year, each state holds an election for president in which all eligible citizens…

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    laws, and sometimes existing precedent, to specific cases. More often they need to interpret the meaning of a law when that meaning is disputed. From time to time they are required to take a law that has been passed by Congress and signed by the President, and compare that law to the Constitution of the United States, deciding whether or not the law is…

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    “The executive branch of this government never has, nor will suffer, while I preside, any improper conduct of its officers to escape with impunity” George Washington the first president of the United States said this about the Executive Branch. There has been 42 presidents in charge of the Executive Branch since him. Not all of them have brought the same beliefs in the branch. Even with all the beliefs that were brought in and out the main principles of this branch has stayed the same. In the…

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    Executive. Article II initiates this branch. Section 1 involves the President and Vice President and each of their terms in office including their qualifications to be the President or Vice President. Section 2 discusses the President’s important powers. Section 3 creates the President’s duties like giving the state of the union address and make sure laws are followed through. Section 4 talks about how the President or Vice President can be impeached. Lastly, the third branch is the Judiciary…

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    The first Brazilian president to be impeached was a leader named Fernado Collor. He was impeached for corruption, and ended up resigning before the impeachment proceedings went through. Due to current events, Brazil’s most recent president, Dilma Rousseff, has been impeached. The reasoning was violating law by moving funds from state banks to cover budgets. The president was looking to maintain antipoverty projects. (Glickhouse) Impeachment is…

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