19.2 - Formal Powers - Grant reprieves and pardons Flashcards
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Chapter 19.2 - formal powers - grant reprieves and pardons
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granting reprieves and pardons
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What is the power to pardon someone?
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The power of the president to forgive a person of a federal crime, erasing it from their criminal record
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What is the only thing that cannot be pardoned?
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Impeachment
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What is a commutation?
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The ability of the president to reduce the sentence issued for a crime
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What did President Ford and President Carter pardon hundreds of thousands of men for?
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Evading the Vietnam War draft
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How many pardons and commutations did Trump grant?
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143 pardons
94 commutations
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How many people did Biden pardon at the end of 2022?
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6 people
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How many commutations did Obama issue on his final day as president?
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330 - to non-violent drug offenders
