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AP US Government

Category - Gov Institutions

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President Grande’s chief of staff and best friend was convicted in the federal courts of stealing campaign funds. What can President Grande do to help his friend out?
  1. Abolish the court that convicted his friend.
  2. Refuse to pay the judges until they change their mind on the conviction.
  3. Utilize his power of judicial review to overturn the judges’ decision.
  4. Issue a pardon for his friend.
  5. Nothing. President Grande is powerless in this situation.
Explanation
Answer: D - The Constitution grants the president the power of pardon--the ability to make it so that a person found guilty in the courts does not receive punishment. But if President Grande did this for his best friend it might end up hurting him politically. It would not be popular to grant a pardon to your best friend who clearly did something wrong.
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