A sedimentary rock formed on land has a continental sedimentary environment. Examples of continental environments are lagoons, lakes, swamps, floodplains and alluvial fans. In the quiet water of swamps, lakes and lagoons, fine sediment is deposited, mingled with organic material from dead plants and animals.
Related to executive clemency: amnesty. n. the power of a President in federal criminal cases, and the Governor in state convictions, to pardon a person convicted of a crime, commute the sentence (shorten it, often to time already served), or reduce it from death to another lesser sentence.
No. The Presidentâs clemency power is conferred by Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which provides: âThe President . . . shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.â Thus, the Presidentâs authority to grant clemency is limited to ...