Instead of, as the Constitution requires of the president, taking care that the laws be faithfully executed, Obama and his minions have operated under a completely different concept â that the laws will be enforced (or not) with the objective of maintaining the incumbent party in power.
View Full Document. 1  Which oF the Following terms best describes an area oF continental crust that has remained undeFormed For a very long time? A.Fault B.craton C.relieF D.stress Answer Key: B Feedback: craton: A region oF continental crust that has remained tectonically stable For a very long time. Question 20 oF 25 4.0 Points Di f erential stress is stress that is stronger in one direction than in the other directions.
Profile illustrating the shelf, slope and rise. The continental margin is the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust.Together, the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise are called continental margin. Continental margins constitute about 28% of the oceanic area.arthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common on the west coast of North America, but there are no active volcanoes on the east coast and large magnitude earthquakes are rare. Geologists refer to the west coast as (tectonically) active continental margin and the east coast a passive continental margin.