| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Nixon | 10/27/2009 |
Q: I am wondering how Nixon had the constitutional authority to freeze prices and wages since, as far ...
A: I had the answer to your question formulated in my mind, when I remembered another source book I ...
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| Presidental Photos | 10/27/2009 |
Q: Was Abraham Lincoln the first American President to be photographed? I can't find any photos of any ...
A: He was the first to be photographed while he was president; however, you can find photographs (or ...
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| Presidential Qualifications | 10/3/2009 |
Q: Is there a governmental board or organization that reviews the documents of a presidential candidate ...
A: I know of no such governmental board. This type of oversight is generally left to the "fourth plank" ...
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| Ronald Reagan | 9/23/2009 |
Q: What are some specifics on the programs that Ronald Reagan used in his economic plan that helped ...
A: I'm afraid you're asking the wrong guy. While I believe that Reagan had many admirable qualities, ...
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| Qualifications for President | 8/6/2009 |
Q: Article II of the Constitution seems to specify that residency requirements as of the date of ...
A: In 1803 the United States Supreme Court made clear, in Marbury v. Madison, that the judiciary is the ...
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| Bills passed | 7/24/2009 |
Q: How many bills have passed congress and been signed into law by President Obama?
A: It's 1am where I am, and I'm getting to where I'm seeing everything double. In other words, I don't ...
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| PRESIDENT'S HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY | 7/23/2009 |
Q: What health insurance company insures the President of the United States while he is in office?
A: As President Obama said last night in his press conference, he has a doctor following him everywhere ...
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| Lincoln monetary policy | 4/28/2009 |
Q: Hey Jeff. I'm writing a paper on central banking in the United States and I thought it might be ...
A: and sorry I've taken so long to respond. The simple fact of the matter is that your question is ...
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| Lincoln monetary policy | 4/27/2009 |
Q: Hey Jeff. I'm writing a paper on central banking in the United States and I thought it might be ...
A: When I get home tonight I'll check several sources and get back to you. I'm answering now just to ...
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| 25th Amendment during Campaign Race | 4/15/2009 |
Q: How are you? I was just wondering, what would happen if the POTUS became comatose during his ...
A: To begin, let's make the differentiation between being president and running for president: being ...
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| consulting countries | 2/26/2009 |
Q: If the US wants to take a plan of action is it normal for them to consult countries that maybe upset ...
A: The United States government maintains ongoing relationships with virtually every other nation ...
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| Pres, VP, and Speaker all in same room | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I was watching the President's address tonight and the first thing that struck me was that the VP ...
A: Traditionally, both the VP and Speaker stay throughout the speech. One cabinet member (it can be any ...
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| political science | 2/24/2009 |
Q: Can you explain the differences of how the House and the Senate operate today, and how the Founding ...
A: Please forgive me for putting off giving you a direct answer; it's certainly not my intention to ...
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| political science | 2/22/2009 |
Q: Can you explain the differences of how the House and the Senate operate today, and how the Founding ...
A: I need some more information in order to answer your question. Are you asking how they operate ...
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| George W. Bush quote | 1/11/2009 |
Q: This question relates to President George W. Bush. David Corn quotes Bush as telling a reporter ...
A: I wish I could answer your question! The operative word, of course, is "reputable." It's nearly ...
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| Presidency | 1/4/2009 |
Q: Is there any one traditional route to white house or even vice-presidency? I mean Roosevelt, Carter ...
A: Certainly, there are different routes. The least travelled would be from the US Senate; Barack Obama ...
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| Thomas Jefferson | 12/21/2008 |
Q: Coughlin. I am doing a National History Day project on Thomas Jefferson. For this, I need a mentor. ...
A: Hannah, This is a note to let you know that I'm working on it! I'll have an answer for you within ...
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| passing opposing legislations | 11/8/2008 |
Q: This is a 100% theoretical questions. Can a legislation be passed allowing "X" and at the same time ...
A: A variation of this has been a hallmark of the Bush Administration. The White House calls them ...
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| President Andrew Jackson | 11/7/2008 |
Q: Many biographies of President Jackson show he nominated five men to the U. S. Supreme Court. Others ...
A: You made me do some research. John Catron was nominated by Jackson on his final day in office, so ...
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| presidential succession | 11/6/2008 |
Q: If a president elect dies, obviously prior to being sworn in, who will become president? How will ...
A: You're right about the activism, Monica. I'm 46 years old; I was a college freshman when Reagan was ...
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| elections | 11/6/2008 |
Q: Exactly what are electoral votes and if the public votes as much as they did why do they not count ...
A: The electoral college was written into the Constitution at the insistence of southern landowners, ...
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| presidential succession | 11/5/2008 |
Q: If a president elect dies, obviously prior to being sworn in, who will become president? How will ...
A: I'm a presidential "junkie," so I've loved every minute of this process! And watching my youngest ...
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| Presidential Election question | 11/5/2008 |
Q: My question is about the political process surrounding the election. Here's what me and my family ...
A: Excellent question! The answer, unfortunately, is mottled at best. There is no Constitutional ...
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| QUESTION MY SON ASKED | 11/4/2008 |
Q: If a President dies in office,and his/her Vice-President passes away also----who is then our ...
A: Per our Constitution, the line of succession would then make the Speaker of the House the president. ...
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| American Revolution | 10/27/2008 |
Q: "Hello! I am in an AP U.S History class and we were given a list of questions to answer. One of the ...
A: You're in high school. Let's say, for the sake of argument, that when you go home today your parents ...
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| history book | 9/30/2008 |
Q: I know almost nothing about the U.S. Government, Political Process, or history of this country. I am ...
A: You've asked a profound question. If I may, I'll answer indirectly: instead of recommending a ...
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| Presidential campaign | 9/17/2008 |
Q: What happens to the campaign if John McCain dies tomorrow..??
A: That would be up to the Republican National Committee. Until McCain (or Obama, or anyone else, for ...
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| Presidential Rule | 9/14/2008 |
Q: Can a past President serve as a VP? and if not why not? Example... If Hillary Clinton was ...
A: The answer to your question is theoretical; the closest it ever came was in 1980, when Ronald Reagan ...
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| Presidential Funding | 9/3/2008 |
Q: I know the President has an annual $50,000 expense account. But how does the President pay for ...
A: Great question! Sounds like it should come from a movie. Can you picture the president pulling up to ...
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| presidency | 8/25/2008 |
Q: this is the person who asked "Does the president get his salary even after he or she resigns / ...
A: Jonathan, Thank you for following up. Here's the quick answer: if the president resigns from ...
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| How Our Social Security Got Stolen | 7/25/2008 |
Q: Which president decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants? The email that is going ...
A: Let me be clear that this is NOT my area of expertise, but I'm happy to answer your question as best ...
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| How Our Social Security Got Stolen | 7/23/2008 |
Q: Which president decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants? The email that is going ...
A: First and foremost, the president doesn't have the Constitutional authority to make any kind of ...
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| Candidates and second languages | 6/18/2008 |
Q: Do any of the current presidential candidates (Obama, Clinton, McCain and let's add Ron Paul for ...
A: I take it you're a proponent of bilingualism! The world keeps getting smaller, and it seems like a ...
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| Justification for War in Iraq? | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I, and it seems most people, believe that the Bush administration claimed that Saddam had a role in ...
A: Sorry I can't answer your question definitively. I remember allegation and rhetoric, but not a ...
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| Presidency requirements | 6/13/2008 |
Q: Years ago a black person and women were not allowed to vote. What Amendment or law has made it ...
A: Sorry for the delay - I was out for a few days. Blacks got the right to vote on February 3, 1870, ...
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| abolishing laws | 5/31/2008 |
Q: If the US wanted to abolish a law or practice, for example abolish the death penalty, what branch ...
A: Congress has the power to make law. Therefore, it would be Congress that would create a new law to ...
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| political capital | 4/23/2008 |
Q: What is political capital and how does it work? I understand it vaguely, but are they actual points ...
A: Bill Clinton remains as popular as he ever was while in office...but he has little, if any, ...
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| political capital | 4/23/2008 |
Q: What is political capital and how does it work? I understand it vaguely, but are they actual points ...
A: "Political capital" is, indeed, vague. To put it into physical terms, think "energy" more than ...
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| line-item veto | 4/19/2008 |
Q: What is a line-item veto?
A: Congress will frequently pass a bill with several amendments attached, and send it to the president ...
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| i need help im kind of confuse. | 4/15/2008 |
Q: my Q. can a puerto rican become a USA president? i search for a possible answer but its kind of ...
A: Forgive me for answering your question with a question, but I get so many questions here that are ...
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| horse trading | 4/13/2008 |
Q: what is horse trading? if i understand it correctly can it be done after something is passed? for ...
A: It's difficult to picture that scenario. Consider this: your wife wants you to paint the fence; ...
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| horse trading | 4/12/2008 |
Q: what is horse trading? if i understand it correctly can it be done after something is passed? for ...
A: Horse trading is an informal phrase for "Let's make a deal!" There are no actual rules because it's ...
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| The Presidency | 3/23/2008 |
Q: Can a former President of the United States be elected Vice President?
A: Theoretically, yes. The two major questions would be whether a former president would be willing to ...
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| American History | 3/22/2008 |
Q: Maybe you can help me out. I have asked serveral people and they weren't able to help me out ...
A: I can only offer my opinion on the matter. I can't see a time when our government would change it's ...
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| George W. Bush | 3/18/2008 |
Q: Just curious as to where I can find an easy way to find information on major legislation that was ...
A: my best suggestion is to contact your US Congressman's office. That person will have an office ...
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| Path to High Office | 3/7/2008 |
Q: ! I am a college student, a sociology major, from the Great state (except in the 2000 recount) of ...
A: I have a few thoughts in regard to your1. Congratulations on your recovery! I spent my career in ...
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| Super Delegates | 2/9/2008 |
Q: What are super Delegates
A: Super Delegates are either elected or high-ranking party members, each of whom gets a vote in their ...
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| Theodore Roosevelt | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I am reading "Liberal Fascism" by Jonah Goldberg. He asserts that TR was a socialist (or at least ...
A: Mr. Goldberg is a very selective reader, in my opinion. I'd even go so far as to say he has picked ...
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| primary delegates? | 2/6/2008 |
Q: For some reason this past super tuesday there were many states where candidates such as john ...
A: Each state delegation has their own set of rules. Generally, though, the delegates chosen for, say, ...
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| Presidential title | 1/25/2008 |
Q: Mr Clinton was kicked out of office. Does he still get to be addressed as "PRESIDENT" or was ...
A: Your memory is incorrect. President Clinton was NOT kicked out of office. He was impeached, which is ...
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| Dick Cheney not running | 1/19/2008 |
Q: Do you know why Dick Cheney is not running for President for 2008? I haven't been able to find any ...
A: I haven't heard Cheney directly address this one, either, but I can offer two plausible reasons: 1. ...
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| ??? | 1/5/2008 |
Q: So I am interested in someday pursuing a career in politics, and that has always interested me, now ...
A: I have a sixteen year old son who doesn't even know if he wants to get out of bed in the morning, ...
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| ??? | 1/3/2008 |
Q: So I am interested in someday pursuing a career in politics, and that has always interested me, now ...
A: There's so much to hate about politics, and you can see it every day on FOX or CNN. It's used as a ...
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| martin van buren | 1/1/2008 |
Q: What important legislation did VanBuren author?
A: I wanted to bring another excellent website to your daughter's attention. www.americanpresidents.org ...
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| Running for President | 12/8/2007 |
Q: I honestly want to be the first Woman President of the United States of America. I know that as the ...
A: You need to know that I'm a hopeless idealist. That's important because I want you to understand the ...
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| discrimination | 12/7/2007 |
Q: is it legal for a school to allow one sex to cross gress but not the other. i asked my school ...
A: This is outside my area, but I can tell you that the courts have held consistently that schools have ...
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| congress | 12/1/2007 |
Q: I looked up the word ratify and have a few questions about its meaning. Does it just mean to ...
A: I'm sorry - you're making one notable mistake: trying to apply logic and plain meaning to the United ...
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| presidential question | 11/23/2007 |
Q: If you are in war time, can you have a change in presidents? I was told that you can not change ...
A: It is absolutely untrue. If this were so, a president would be tempted to start a war just so he ...
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| How to write a thesis | 11/18/2007 |
Q: Please if your could give me an example. (But I would like it to be about the CIvil Rights Act) ...
A: Your thesis statement on the Civil Rights Act is a sentence in which you take a specific point of ...
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| Lyndon Baines Johnson and the Civil Rights Act | 11/18/2007 |
Q: We are doing a National History Day projectfor school. We chose to do a project on Lyndon B. Johnson ...
A: You've chosen an exciting topic! Consider, if you will, the horrid, racist conditions in which most ...
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| War | 10/31/2007 |
Q: It SCARES me to think that there is a possibility we may go to war with Iran. I feel that going ...
A: Good question - a good portion of the Democrat's debate last night dealt with this very issue. ...
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| Presidential Elections | 9/6/2007 |
Q: When a potential candidate forms an exploratory committee to run for president, how much money is ...
A: It's relative. A serious candidate needs enough to support committees in the early primary states; ...
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| obama and law | 8/8/2007 |
Q: I'm thinking about voting for Obama in '08. I've been following his campaign, and notice he was ...
A: He wasn't President - he was the Editor. Maybe only a difference in semantics, but it's accurate. ...
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| who would be a good person to write a law suggestion to? | 8/6/2007 |
Q: who would be a good person to write a law suggestion to? PS: the law suggestion is about reporters ...
A: While I'm not a member of Congress, I believe you'll have a very difficult time getting any positive ...
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| Presidential primaries | 7/3/2007 |
Q: Do you know where i can find a list of state party presidential primaries indicating whether they ...
A: Good question. I did a little poking around (11:30 pm, so I'm not as sharp as I might like to ...
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| Hypothetical Presidential Scenarios | 6/21/2007 |
Q: I have a list of 6 questions I'm hoping to find the answer to. Here goes: -Can a President and ...
A: You're confusing politics with our Constitutional government. They're very different, despite what ...
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| President of the USA | 6/17/2007 |
Q: Besides the requirements of being born a US citizen and being at least 35 years of age, is it a ...
A: Anthony, No, it's not. Remember that the requirements came from a Constitutional Convention made up ...
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| Truman | 5/16/2007 |
Q: Why did Truman decide to use the atom bomb? Simple enough? THANKS!
A: Simple enough! When Truman became President, he wasn't even aware that the atom bomb existed. It ...
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| Theodore Roosevelt | 3/30/2007 |
Q: I previously asked you a question and I GREATLY appreciated your response and suggestions. Just one ...
A: OHHHHH, YEAHHHH.... Here are two ideas: 1. TR served as Asst Sec of the Navy, under a Secretary who ...
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| history | 3/20/2007 |
Q: what president took the first steps to opening normal relations with comunest china?
A: While each of the post-World War II presidents appreciated the potential value of a relationship ...
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| history | 3/20/2007 |
Q: what president started the u.s. military and economic power to stop communists from gaining control ...
A: This is a complicated problem for a simplistic question. One can find the seeds of "containing" ...
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| Title | 1/31/2007 |
Q: I have a really stupid question, but its something i've been woundering about. If a female ...
A: Are you old enough to remember the movie, "Kisses for My President?" Fred MacMurray was in the same ...
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| government | 1/8/2007 |
Q: ) 1. In a federal system of government governmental power is (a) entierly in the hands of the ...
A: In #1, you're correct. In #2, that is a false statement. Cities with home rule must still adhere to ...
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| government | 1/6/2007 |
Q: I have an idea but not really sure about these questions 1. The president has the power to ...
A: You're correct on everything but part of #3. The powers given exclusively to the Senate are not to ...
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| Harry Truman quote | 11/18/2006 |
Q: Mr. Coughlin - I've been looking for a quote, which I'm fairly certain is from Harry Truman. Can't ...
A: You've sent me a challenge. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it -- most of the questions I ...
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| terms | 11/8/2006 |
Q: Is there a well hidden clause in the constitution that states a presidents term may be extended if ...
A: No. A President may serve no more than 10 years in office, which would allow him to serve out the ...
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| question | 10/31/2006 |
Q: i'm taking a u.s. history class and im kind of confused.. how important of the freedom of seas when ...
A: Understand that, in 1910 or so, there was no such thing as air travel. The only way to get between ...
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| New Hampshire Primary | 10/14/2006 |
Q: Why do politicians place so much credence in the presidential primary of a tiny population state ...
A: New Hampshire has one incredibly important political advantage: they're first. Along with Iowa, ...
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| American History-Presidents | 10/11/2006 |
Q: The policy of using U.S. economic and military power to stop Communists from gaining control the ...
A: The policy was begun by Eisenhower; actually, it had it's roots with Truman. Eisenhower was uneasy ...
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