Comments on: How’d you do? http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/01/howd-you-do/ Frederik Pohl Wed, 22 May 2013 01:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: zeph http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/01/howd-you-do/#comment-91137 zeph Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:34:46 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=4593#comment-91137 "To coin money", not to print money. The Supreme Court ruled that the government may print money but, it's not actually a power conveyed directly by the Constitution. “To coin money”, not to print money. The Supreme Court ruled that the government may print money but, it’s not actually a power conveyed directly by the Constitution.

]]> By: Owl http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/01/howd-you-do/#comment-91136 Owl Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:46:51 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=4593#comment-91136 How did I do? 5 for 5. Two quibbles. #3 is an incomplete answer. Cabinet officers also run the Departments of the Executive Branch, reporting to the President. #4 has one glitch. The Vice President ranks above the Cabinet, and the Office of the Vice President is not a Cabinet Department. The Vice President is usually a member of the Cabinet, but not every VP has been included. Unlike the President and Vice President, the Cabinet Secretaries do not hold elected offices required by the Constitution. The actual make-up of the Cabinet varies, at the discretion of the President. How did I do? 5 for 5.

Two quibbles.

#3 is an incomplete answer. Cabinet officers also run the Departments of the Executive Branch, reporting to the President.

#4 has one glitch. The Vice President ranks above the Cabinet, and the Office of the Vice President is not a Cabinet Department.

The Vice President is usually a member of the Cabinet, but not every VP has been included. Unlike the President and Vice President, the Cabinet Secretaries do not hold elected offices required by the Constitution. The actual make-up of the Cabinet varies, at the discretion of the President.

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