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REVIEW (Executive Branch (President (What does the president do? (Head…
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Executive Branch
President
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*Gives State of Union Address every year. The State of the Union Address is a speech that the president gives to the congress about the state of the nation and plans for legislation. This speech is given in January every single year
How a bill becomes a law
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The bill is read and debated on the house or senate floor. If approved, it is sent to the other chamber of congress
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After both chambers approve, it is sent to the president
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If the president vetoes the bill, it goes back to congress, if 2/3 of Congress votes against the veto, the veto is overridden and the bill is a law
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Steps to amending the Constitution
-2/3 of both chambers of Congress passes a proposed Constitutional amendment.
-The amendment gets sent to the states and 3/4 (38) of the states ratify the amendment
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Nixon vs U.S. Court- In that court case, president was charged with obstruction of justice and was impeached. He was later pardoned by the new president, Gerald Ford