This type of powernot specifically mentioned in the Constitutionhas been argued to be essentially necessary for the President to fulfill all Constitutional responsibilities of the office. For example, President Bush has argued that the NSA wiretapping initiative is crucial to his responsibilities as Commander in Chief of the United States, protecting the physical security of the US and its people.

Dominic and stacy each have a stamp collection. dominic has six fewer stamps than three times the number of stamps stacy has. dominic and stacy decide to give all of their stamps to their younger sister, mary. if stacy had s stamps, which expression represents the number of stamps that mary received? a. (3s − 18)(3s − 6) b. 2s − 18 c. 4s − 6 d. 4s − 18

Explain what might happen if the supreme court did not have the power to check the other two branches.

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing? a) the infestation moved from west to east. b) the infestation moved from east to west. c) georgia had better ways to deal with the problem. d) alabama was further from the insect's point of origin.