Unit 5- Lesson 4- Powers of Congress

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What are the two types of LEGISLATIVE powers given to the federal government?

• Expressed/

  Enumerated

• Reserved

• Implied

• Denied

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What are two main purposes of NONLEGISLATIVE powers in Congress?

• give Congress more power than other branches

• help the government run efficiently

• creating checks & balances

• make laws

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Enumerated powers are expressed in _________ of the Constitution.

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article 5

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In order to pay for government programs and defense, the Constitution grants Congress the power to finance the federal government. This is done through...

• taxes

• borrowing money

• printing money

• robbing a bank

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One of the ways Congress regulates and encourages trade is by...

• forbidding trade between states

• allowing states to trade with other countries with no restrictions

• creating laws that make foreign trade almost impossible

• passing laws to protect the rights of inventors

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Who has the expressed power to declare war

• Congress

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• NC General Assembly

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Who has the expressed power to set up a national court system?

• Congress

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• NC General Assembly

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Congress provides for growth of the nation through which of the following?

• regulating immigration and naturalization

• allowing anyone or any business to be American

• governing the country’s territories

• providing for the admission of new states

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Which clause gives Congress their implied powers?

• Supremacy

• Due Process

• Necessary and Proper

• Establishment

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Implied powers...

• are found word for word in the Constitution

• are from the stretching of expressed powers

• do not belong to Congress, but belong to the other two branched

• are illegal and invalid

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Non-legislative powers include, but are not limited to

• proposing amendments

• counting electoral votes

• impeachment

• making laws

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Congressional non-legislative power is the______

• Power to make laws

• Power to create punishments

• Power not related to making laws

• Power to try cases in the courts

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Special powers are

• shared by both houses of Congress

• specific to each house of Congress

• only for the House of Representatives

• only for the Senate

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Special powers for the House of Representatives include

• approving treaties

• starting all bills for raising revenue

• holding impeachment trials

• approving appointment of certain high officials

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Special powers for the Senate include

• approving treaties

• starting all bills for raising revenue

• holding impeachment trials

• approving appointment of certain high officials

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Denied powers are

• things that are granted to the states

• things that are specific to the president

• things that Congress can NOT do

• things that are for the benefit of the citizens of the US

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Reserved powers are

• things that are granted to the states

• things that are specific to the president

• things that Congress can NOT do

• things that are for the benefit of the citizens of the US

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Reserved Powers are given by

• Congress

• The President

• The Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

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Federalism is

• dividing power between the branches of government

• forbidding the government to share any powers

• dividing power between the levels of government

• giving power to Congress to make all decisions

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Concurrent Powers are...

• specific to the state governments

• part of federalism

• shared between state and federal government

• specific to the national government