CRASH COURSE STUDY GUIDE SOLUTION What is the view from the right about the constitution? The constitution is a limited document that lays framework and rules What is the view from the left about the constitution?

CRASH COURSE STUDY GUIDE SOLUTION What is the view from the right about the constitution? The constitution is a limited document that lays framework and rules What is the view from the left about the constitution? The constitution provides a framework to understanding it but needs to change with the times List two requirements of the president Must be a citizen of the U.S. and must be 35 years old Who chooses the president? Electoral college Why was this system for electing president set up? The framers did not trust the popular vote President's five broad powers in catagories Military, judicial, diplomat, executive, and formal or informal What defines a president's formal powers? Found in the constitution, article 2 What else are formal powers called Expressed powers What title does the president have that relates to his military powers? Commander in chief List three foreign powers the president has Receive ambassadors, make treaties, and appoints ambassadors What presidential speech appears on television early each year? State of the union List two legislative power held by the president Veto laws passed by congress, and call congress into special sessions Why did the framers give the president such limited formal powers? They didn't want a government with a king so they gave the president little power What has happened to the presidential power over the course of the last 200+ years? It has expanded beyond the framers' envision What are the powers called that do not appear within the written text of the constitution? Informal powers