The President's Power to Grant a Pardon Serves as a Check

question 56

Multiple Choice

The president's power to grant a pardon serves as a check on _____.

• A) gubernatorial power
• B) executive power
• C) legislative power
• D) bureaucratic power
• E) judicial power

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Definitions:

Crystalline Rock

A rock composed of interlocking minerals that grew together; usually formed in high-temperature environments by crystallization of magma, by metamorphism, or by precipitation from hot water.

Clastic Rock

Sedimentary rocks that are composed of fragments or clasts of pre-existing minerals and rock.

Crystalline Rock

Rock characterized by the presence of crystals or a granular texture, typically formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

Clastic Rock

is a type of sedimentary rock that is composed of fragments of pre-existing rocks.