The President “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” Article II, Section 3, Clause 1.
Q. Can the President refuse to provide information to Congress?
Executive privilege is the right of the president of the United States and other members of the executive branch to maintain confidential communications under certain circumstances within the executive branch and to resist some subpoenas and other oversight by the legislative and judicial branches of government in …
Q. Who decides if a president is disabled and unable to perform his duties?
If the Congress within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written dec- laration, or, if Congress is not in session within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two- thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to dis- charge the powers and duties of his office, the …
Q. What are two expressed powers of the president?
The Constitution explicitly assigns the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors.
Q. What are some expressed powers?
Expressed Powers Of Congress The most important powers include the power to tax, to borrow money, to regulate commerce and currency, to declare war, and to raise armies and maintain the navy. These powers give Congress the authority to set policy on the most basic matters of war and peace.
Q. How was the government funded before 1913?
Prior to the passage of the 16th Amendment in 1913, the United States government funded its operations mainly through excise taxes, tariffs, customs duties and public land sales. The federal government had relatively few expenses compared to today and did not have as much need to raise large amounts of money.
Q. Why did Lincoln sign into law the first personal tax?
The first Federal income tax was levied to help pay for the Union war effort. In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed a bill that imposed a 3% tax on incomes between $600 and $10,000 and a 5% tax on higher incomes. …
Q. What would happen if we didn’t pay taxes?
If you still refrain from paying, the IRS obtains a legal claim to your property and assets (“lien”) and, after that, can even seize that property or garnish your wages (“levy”). In the most serious cases, you can even go to jail for up to five years for committing tax evasion.
