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- Q 1/7Score 0This power is unchecked. Forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates the punishment.29CommutationPardonReprieve
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- Q1This power is unchecked. Forgives a person for his or her crime and eliminates the punishment.CommutationPardonReprieve30s
- Q2Cancel or postpone the punishmentCommutationPardonReprieve30s
- Q3The changing of a prison sentence or other penalty to another less severe.ReprievePardonCommutation30s
- Q4Presidents can issue these and they have the force of law, even though they have not been passed by Congress.PardonReprieveExecutive Orders30s
- Q5What part of government must confirm presidential appointments?The SenateThe HouseThe Supreme Court30s
- Q6This sets forth the programs and policies that the president wants Congress to put into effect as laws.The CabinetThe State of the Union AddressThe Budget30s
- Q7Members, plus the vice-president, are the president's closest political advisors.The LawyersThe CabinetThe Wise Old Men30s
