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presidential commissions  

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  • Since the founding of the United States, presidents have been appointing commissions to probe subjects that normally are beyond the daily scope of presidential advisory organizations. Modern presidents have relied on commissions to gather information and to focus public attention on specific problems in a variety of policy areas. [Source: The Presidency A to Z; Commissions, Presidential]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/presidential_commissions

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