Which of the following is NOT a power of the President *
A. To create laws
B. To act as commander in chief of the armed forces
C. To appoint Supreme Court Judges with the approval of the senate
D. To enforce laws

The answer is A. To create laws. The president cannot create laws without Congress's approval.

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.

no one really purchased it themselves, it was all america, they had debates etc.