Legislative Branch Powers

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Powers that are given to the federal government and stated in the Constitution

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expressed power

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Which can Congress do under the expressed powers granted to it by the Constitution? Options: create a public school system, declare war, censor radio broadcasts, abolish trial by jury

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declare war

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Which can Congress do through its commerce power? Options: control interstate trade, tax exported goods, collect income taxes, make marriage laws

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control interstate trade

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What does the Necessary and Proper Clause give to Congress?

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a basis for implied powers

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Constitutional amendments can be proposed by a two-thirds vote of which of the following?
Options:
the judicial branch,
the executive branch,
the President’s Cabinet,
each house of Congress

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each house of Congress

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How is the term “commerce” now defined by Congress?

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It refers to most all economic activities and issues related to workers.

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Which is an expressed power given the Senate by the Constitution? Options: the approval of the hiring of the White House staff, the power to balance the federal budget, the power to choose the Vice President, the approval of presidential appointments

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the approval of presidential appointments

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A treaty signed by the President of the United States must be approved by two-thirds of the Senate before it can go into effect. Which principle of government does this reflect?

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checks and balances

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Congress can impeach the President. This is an example of which type of power?

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Nonlegislative Powers

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The implied powers doctrine, upheld in McCulloch v. Maryland, gives Congress the power to do

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anything reasonably related to carrying out the expressed powers.