. Places and monuments Image of Lincoln being shot by Booth while sitting in a theater booth Desertion was a major problem for the Mexican Army depleting forces on the eve of battle Most soldiers were peasants who had a loyalty to their village and family but not to the generals who had conscripted them Often hungry and ill underequipped only partially trained and never well paid the soldiers were held in contempt by their officers and had little reason to fight the Americans Looking for their opportunity many slipped away from camp to find their way back to their home village. . . Main article: Loyalist (American Revolution). In the winter of 1775 the Americans invaded Canada under generals Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery the attack was a failure; many Americans who weren't killed were either captured or died of smallpox. .
. Kitzmiller Hancock Williamsport Shepherdstown A tall red brick building in the center of a city skyline punctuated by steeples and other shorter buildings, Since many major domestic and international airlines have a large presence at Washington Dulles there are numerous airline lounges within the airport:, Revolutionary era Main article: List of federal judges appointed by Abraham Lincoln. Washington D.C. Business Directory One of Congress's foremost non-legislative functions is the power to investigate and oversee the executive branch. Congressional oversight is usually delegated to committees and is facilitated by Congress's subpoena power. Some critics have charged that Congress has in some instances failed to do an adequate job of overseeing the other branches of government in the Plame affair critics including Representative Henry A Waxman charged that Congress was not doing an adequate job of oversight in this case. There have been concerns about congressional oversight of executive actions such as warrantless wiretapping although others respond that Congress did investigate the legality of presidential decisions. Political scientists Ornstein and Mann suggested that oversight functions do not help members of Congress win reelection Congress also has the exclusive power of removal allowing impeachment and removal of the president federal judges and other federal officers. There have been charges that presidents acting under the doctrine of the unitary executive have assumed important legislative and budgetary powers that should belong to Congress. So-called signing statements are one way in which a president can "tip the balance of power between Congress and the White House a little more in favor of the executive branch" according to one account. Past presidents including Ronald Reagan George H W Bush Bill Clinton and George W Bush have made public statements when signing congressional legislation about how they understand a bill or plan to execute it and commentators including the American Bar Association have described this practice as against the spirit of the Constitution. There have been concerns that presidential authority to cope with financial crises is eclipsing the power of Congress in 2008 George F Will called the Capitol building a "tomb for the antiquated idea that the legislative branch matters". . . ; .
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