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The place from which most including all the current Supreme Court Justices, except for Elena Kagan, are drawn
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Federal Courts of Appeal
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Those ethnic groups whose turnout at the 2012 election were 62%, 58%, and 32% respectively
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Black, White, and Hispanic
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That which Professor Richard Neustadt called the power of the President
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Power to Persuade
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That kind of persuasion a President may engage in such as by offering to support certain legislation, suggesting people for executive or judicial appointments, campaigning for people in coming elections (if they are of the same party), etc.
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Persuasion through Perks
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A 2014 Supreme Court case in which a 5:4 conservative majority ruled that starting town and city council meetings with prayers did not contravene the First Amendment
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Town of Greece v Galloway
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He, the role of whom is to advise and support the President while also being head of the Senate, though rarely actively engaging in such a capacity
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Vice President
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That which is of little importance as it has no executive power vested in it, has no collective responsibility, it meets rarely, and has a rivalry with the Executive Office of the President
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Cabinet
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That office which can be checked by - in addition to Congress and the Supreme Court - the media, pressure groups like the National Rifle Association, and the federal bureaucracy
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Presidency
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That the meetings of which have often been criticised for discussions being incoherent and members too specialised and numerous to talk on wider issues with authority or competence
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Cabinet
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A 2012 Supreme Court case in which a 5:4 liberal majority upheld most provisions of the Affordable Care Act, though not on the argument of the government concerning the Commerce Clause
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National Federation of Business v Sebelius
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The Constitution considered as a dynamic, living document, interpretation of which should take account of the views of contemporary society
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Living Constitution
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The number of black department heads whom were appointed under both Obama and Trump
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One
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The mandated moving of children between racially homogenous neighbourhoods to create racially mixed schools
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Desegregation Busing
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The court which is asked to review over 7,000 cases each year, of which it hears only 100 to 150
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Supreme Court
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A 2007 5:4 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the 2003 ban on a method of abortion of viable foetuses by partial delivery and crushing of the skull for removal, criticised for not considering the woman's health, only making an exception if her life were at risk
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Gonzales v Carhart
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An Obama era executive order to indefinitely delay the deportation of certain illegal immigrants, declared unconstitutional by the federal courts
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DAPA
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That president whom was successful domestically in imposing federal education standards on states and creating the Homeland Security Department, but not in part privatising social insurance for the elderly
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George W. Bush
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A idea coined by Gerald Ford and expanded on by Alasdair S. Rberts to describe the presidency's inability to maintain control over a huge and growing bureaucracy amongst other things
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Imperilled Presidency
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A formal power of the President to propose executive branch officials such as departmental heads, ambassadors, etc., and federal judges, subject to the approval of a simple majority in the Senate
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Power of Nomination
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The number of states in which the death penalty is legally operational as of January 2020
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29
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