Murad's AP Govt Blog

1.  If the vice president and majority of the cabinet decide the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, what step do they take first? 1. They have to write a letter and send it to the Speaker of the house and senate pro-tempore 2. How many people does it take to make the vice president the acting president? 2. 9 3. What happens if the president disagrees with the VP & cabinet? 3. If the president disagrees then a 2/3 majority in the house and senate is required to keep the vice president in charge 4. What event led to the passage of the 25th Amendment? 4. The slow motion trainwreck that is Woodrow Wilson.  5. Prior to the 25th Amendment, what happened if the VP office was vacant? 5. Nothing, it stayed empty 6. Which part of Section 4 of the 25th Amendment is still vague, or open to interpretation? 6. What constitutes "executive offices" 7. Why is this unlikely to allow a coup to overthrow the president? ...

1. Why did the Trump administration decide to end the Voter Fraud  Commission? 1. It was extremely unpopular with both democrats and republicans due to how incredibly violating it was. 2.  What claims had Trump made about voter fraud? 2. Trump has claimed that millions voted illegally in the presidential election, primarily in California. 3. What rate of voter fraud was found by a Loyola Law School study? 3. He found that 35 cases were actually true, counting only a few hundred ballots. 4. What rate of voter fraud did the North Carolina Board of Elections find? 4. one in 48 million votes were cast illegally. 5. What information does Trump base his claims on? 5. A breitbart news article. Yikes. 7.  How has Attorney General Jeff Sessions changed federal marijuana law enforcement? 7. He has rescinded Obama era regulatory practices that allowed for leniency.  8. How did the Obama administration treat this issue? 8. Obama practiced...