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NAME___________________________ SCHOOL_______________________________ Part III DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION This question is based on the accompanying documents (1–7). The question is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents, take into account both the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Historical Context: The United States Constitution divides the power to govern among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the national government. The Constitution provides for a system of checks and balances to prevent one branch from dominating the other two. Task:…show more content…
Roosevelt Taft Wilson Harding Coolidge Hoover F. Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower Kennedy L. Johnson Nixon Ford Carter Reagan G. Bush Regular Vetoes 42 30 33 5 20 21 372 180 73 12 16 24 53 13 39 14 Pocket Vetoes 40 9 11 1 30 16 263 70 108 9 14 18 19 18 39 6 Total Vetoes 82 39 44 6 50 37 635 250 181 21 30 42 72 31 78 20 Vetoes Overridden 1 1 6 — 4 3 9 12 2 — — 6 12 2 9 0 3a What does this chart indicate about how the president can check the power of Congress? [1] _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Score b What does this chart indicate about how Congress can check the power of the president? [1] _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Score U.S. Hist. & Gov’t.–Jan. ’02 [12] Document 4 4 In this cartoon, why is the Treaty of Versailles in the wastebasket?…show more content…
This is of the very essence of judicial duty. . . . — Chief Justice John Marshall 6 According to this quotation by Chief Justice John Marshall, what “power” does the Supreme Court have? [2] _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
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