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What powers did congress not have the power to do?
Congress cannot compel the President to testify.
What is the name for the president's right to refuse to testify before or provided information to Congress or a court?
Under the U.S. Constitution and the Separation of Powers protections a President is compelled to appear and testify before Congress when instructed to do so. The first job of the President is to enforce the law and the Constitution states that the law is whatever Congress declares it to be. Therefore, for a President to not appear and testify before Congress would be a failure to execute his duties and a violation of the Separation of Powers rule.
What is the name for the president's right to refuse to testify before or provide information to congress or a court?
Under the U.S. Constitution and the Separation of Powers protections a President is compelled to appear and testify before Congress when instructed to do so. The first job of the President is to enforce the law and the Constitution states that the law is whatever Congress declares it to be. Therefore, for a President to not appear and testify before Congress would be a failure to execute his duties and a violation of the Separation of Powers rule.
Which of these men was the first president in history to testify in person before Congress?
Gerald Ford
What is the name for the presidents right to refuse to testify before or provide information to congress or a court?
Under the U.S. Constitution and the Separation of Powers protections a President is compelled to appear and testify before Congress when instructed to do so. The first job of the President is to enforce the law and the Constitution states that the law is whatever Congress declares it to be. Therefore, for a President to not appear and testify before Congress would be a failure to execute his duties and a violation of the Separation of Powers rule.
Why did congress refuse for molly brown to testify over the sinking of the Titanic?
Because women were not allowed to testify.
The right of the president to refuse to testify before Congress or a court is called what?
executive privilege. Executive Privilege is not an unlimited right to refuse. It extends only to those topics or areas which are critical for the President to retain privacy in order to accomplish his role as Executive. As such, it was possible for Congress to compel Bill Clinton to testify regarding the Whitewater affair.
Who was the only nonhuman to testify before the U.S. Congress?
elmo
What did George Cloooney testify to Congress about?
George Clooney is a human rights activist, and he is particularly concerned with the area of Sudan. He spoke with President Obama, as well as testified to Congress, about the nature of war crimes that occurring within that country.
Did Oliver North testify before Congress regarding Osama Bin Laden?
you tell me
Why did Lillian Hellman refuse to testify before the House UN-American Activities Committee?
She refused to testify because by doing so meant she would have to answer questions about other people in the movie industry, instead of just answering questions about her own beliefs and activities. She had actually sent a letter stating she would gladly give up her 5th amendment rights to testify if the committee would not ask her any questions about other "Hollywood" people. After their refusal, she invoked her 5th amendment rights and refused to testify.
What was ironic about US President Nixon's Executive Order 11652?
On March 8, 1972, President Nixon issued Executive Order 11652. Two months later, David Young, a Nixon appointee was asked by Congress to testify on the new order. The White House invoked executive privilege to deny Congress the information. The irony of this was that the executive order was supposed to help reduce secrecy.
