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Serving as commander-in-chief: Under the Constitution, the president is the commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, as well as of “the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual service of the United States” — in other words, the National Guard. The president does not have the power to declare war (that was left for Congress), but considering that the last formal declaration of war was in 1942, modern presidents certainly haven’t shied away from exercising their powers as commander-in-chief.
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Carrying out legislation: As the head of the executive branch of the federal government, the President is responsible for ensuring that all the nation’s laws are “faithfully executed.” In other words, the President carries out the legislation enacted by Congress but cannot initiate legislation himself. While constitutionally speaking the president is empowered only to sign or veto legislation that Congress sends to his desk, presidents have in recent years become more assertive in interpreting legislation through the use of signing statements. These statements often object to the provisions of a particular law on constitutional grounds and instruct executive branch officials how to implement the legislation according to the President’s interpretation.
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After the First World War in 1918, Germany was forced to sign an agreement in which it committed to pay an amount which ascended to $31.5 billion as civil reparations to the other nations involved in the War. It also agreed on reducing its army to no more than 100,000 Men.
Part of Germany's territory was ceded to France (Rhineland) and another important part was given to Poland.
The answer is A) a recession
