BIOL 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Superdelegate, Enumerated Powers, Demagogue
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Trump won in sc (cruz & rubio tied for 2nd place) Pressure kasich to drop out & support rubio. Up next: super tuesday (trump leads 10/14 of these states" polls) Clinton bean sanders in nv by 5% Clinton (500) holds significant advantage against sanders(70) in delegate court=she has super delegates backing her. Sc on saturday then super tuesday (flores attracts nominal primary challenges from patterson & sims. Flores criticized for supporting a spending bill in 2015 to avert government shutdown. Senate will not take action on pres nominee. Majority of americans believe senate should consider sc nominee (38% believe senate should wait for next pres) Founding fathers: fearful of concentrating too much power in one person (king george"s abuse of power/tyranny, recognized need for leadership in extraordinary times. Gave congress the power to declare war. Formal powers of president: constitutionally enumerated powers. Commander in chief: can commit military forces to protect us.