The Powers of Congress

The process by which a citizen of one country becomes a citizen of another is known as

• acquisition
• copyright law
• eminent domain
• naturalization

All of the following are nonlegislative powers of Congress EXCEPT

• selecting the President if no candidate receives a majority in the electoral college.
• nominating Cabinet positions and Supreme Court justices.
• approving executive branch appointments.
• proposing amendments to the Constitution.

Powers such as coining money, collecting taxes, and raising armed forces are considered...

• Implied Powers 
• Expressed Powers/ Delegated 
• Super Powers 
• Written Powers

What article and section of the US Constitution states the powers of the legislative branch?

• Article 1, section 5
• Article 2, section 9
• Article 1, section 8
• Article 4, section 2

Congress has the power to 

• make laws 
• borrow money
• lay and collect taxes
• all of the above

A bill is

• a proposed law
• a payment Congress makes
• used to collect taxes
• an order by Congress to carry out its laws

When a senator tries to talk a bill to death it is called

• filibuster
• quorum
• cloture rule
• impeachment

Which of the following is the final step in the process of a bill becoming a law?

• conference committee reconciliation
• introduction
• House and Senate approval
• presidential approval

A rule in the Senate that ends a filibuster. 

• Gerrymandering
• Cloture
• Rider
• Committee

Power of Congress for them to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out their duties.

• Commerce Clause
• Elastic Clause
• Checks & Balances 
• Separation of Powers