Multiple Choice
What was the main tool the framers of the Constitution used to insulate the president from excessively democratic pressures?
A) The ability to appoint federal judges for life terms, without congressional approval
B) An indirect election through the Electoral College.
C) The ability to issue executive orders to effect immediate policy change
D) The power to veto sections of legislation approved by Congress
Correct Answer:

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Q8: In the system devised by the framers
Q9: Why, a few years before the Constitutional
Q10: Why did the framers fear excessive democracy?
Q11: Before a constitutional amendment led to direct
Q12: The two major compromises that led to
Q14: The issue of counting slaves for purposes
Q15: Which proposal, offered by smaller states during
Q17: The U.S.Constitution has been amended 27 times,
Q18: Different constituencies elect senators and representatives, and
Q21: Compare and contrast the powers of Congress