What is the difference between a direct and a representative democracy?
In a representative democracy people vote for representatives who then enact policy initiatives. In direct democracy, people decide on policies without any intermediary. Two leading forms of direct democracy are participatory democracy and deliberative democracy.
Who was president in1941?
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | |
|---|---|
| Vice President | John Nance Garner (1933–1941) Henry A. Wallace (1941–1945) Harry S. Truman (Jan–Apr 1945) |
| Preceded by | Herbert Hoover |
| Succeeded by | Harry S. Truman |
| 44th Governor of New York | |
What is emergency power of president?
Emergency powers. The president can declare three types of emergencies: national, state and financial, under articles 352, 356 & 360 in addition to promulgating ordinances under article 123.
Has the Emergencies Act ever been used?
Uses. The Emergencies Act has never been used. The War Measures Act, which this act replaced, was used on three occasions: during both the First and Second World Wars, and during the 1970 October Crisis.
When can a president declare martial law?
Martial law was declared for these reasons: Twice for war or invasion, seven times for domestic war or insurrection, eleven times for riot or civil unrest, 29 times for labor dispute, four times for natural disaster and fifteen times for other reasons.
What is it called when the military takes over the government?
Martial law, temporary military rule of domestic territory. Military dictatorship, an authoritarian government controlled by a military and its political designees, called a military junta when done extralegally. Stratocracy, a government traditionally or constitutionally run by a military.
How much power does the president have over the military?
The Constitution explicitly assigns the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors.