Broward College

POS 4603

Quiz 9

1)According to the majority in Morrison v. Olson, the Independent Counsel was a superior officer.

2. According to Justice Jackson's concurrence in Steel Seizure, President Truman's seizure of the steel mills put him in the zone of the "lowest ebb" of presidential power.
3. The Tenure of Office Act arose out of concerns that Reconstruction would be sabotaged by:
4. What are Justice Jackson's famous categories in Steel Seizure?
5. To which branch of the government did FTC commissioner William E. Humphrey properly belong?
6. According to the Court in Bowsher v. Synar, the Comptroller General of the United States was acting:
7. According to Chief Justice Taft in Myers v. U.S., the fact that late 19th century presidents signed laws limiting presidential removal power indicates that this was no longer regarded by presidents as a valuable or beneficial power to hold.
8. The congressional procedure for removing the Comptroller general via House and Senate is: