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go.lag

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Which of the following is the most common act of political participation in the U.S.?
 
  a. voting
  b. campaigning
  c. contacting a public official
  d. joining a political group
  e. marching and demonstrating

Question 2

What is the president's power to convene Congress? Why would this be more significant in the early years of the presidency?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the Constitution requires the president to inform Congress periodically. This is the State of the Union address. The president is authorized to convene one or both houses of Congress on extraordinary Occasions.
2, Explain how this was more significant when the Congress did not sit almost all year-round.





 

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