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Commanders in Chief  

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  • The power of the United States president as commander of the nation's armed forces. The Framers of the Constitution distrusted both executive and military power, and believed the possibility for tyranny was great when the two were combined. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Commander in Chief]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KLRH5RGG-H

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