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Defender 7,

Notes

Critique

November 19, 2025

Preambles?

Blooket

Research the powers of the Executive Branch under the Constitution

Notes

Article II Scavenger Hunt due tomorrow

Out of the 113 Bills that Mike Levin has sponsored, how many have become law?

Blooket:

732072

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Source

Mike Levin has sponsored five bills that became law

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115th Congress, the ratio was approximately

13,556 bills introduced to

443 laws enacted

About 3 out of every 100 bills are signed into law

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"We the People of the United States,

in Order to form a more perfect Union,

establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,

provide for the common defense,

promote the general Welfare,

and secure the Blessings of Liberty

to ourselves and our Posterity,

do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

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How can a president campaign on a promise to improve things unless he can propose laws?

Civilian: Person not in the armed forces

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George Washington, President

Henry Knox, Secretary of War

Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury

Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State

Edmund Randolph, Attorney General

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Checks and Balances

Executive Branch

President

Vice President

Cabinet

Limited to 4 or 8 years

Legislative Branch

Congress

House/Senate

2 or 6 years

Unlimited Terms

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court

9 Justices

Serve For Life

Can declare presidential acts Unconstitutional

Can Appoint Judges
Can Grant Pardons

Can approve judges/cabinet
Can Declare War

Can Veto Laws
Can Propose Laws
Negotiates Foreign Treaties

Can Override vetos w/ ⅔ majority
Can impeach (House) and Remove (Senate)

Confirms judicial appointments
Can Impeach and remove Judges
Can propose Amendments

Can declare laws unconstitutional (“Judicial Review”)