Powers of Congress Classroom Quiz

Powers explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution are called?

• Concurrent Powers

• Inherent Powers

• Enumerated(expressed) Powers

• Implied Powers

Powers NOT explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution are called?

• Expressed Powers

• Inherent Powers

• Delegated Powers

• Implied Powers

Congress has the power to?

• Make Laws

• Borrow Money

• Lay and Collect Taxes

• All of the above

What article and section of the U.S. Constitution states the powers of the legislative branch?

• Article I section 5

• Article II section 9

• Article I section 8

• Article IV section 2

What is the meaning of the Necessary and Proper Clause?

• Congress's ability to make laws is severely limited by the Constitution

• Congress is given limited authority to interpret reserved powers

• Congress must follow a concrete or strict interpretation of the Constitution

• Congress can make any law that it deems appropriate to carry out its expressed powers.

Strict Constructionist is to_________as liberal constructionist is to Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• John Adams

• John Jay

• Thomas Jefferson

What type of power is given to Congress through the "Necessary and Proper" clause?

• Delegated Powers

• Implied Powers

• Concurrent Powers

• Expressed Powers

Who has the power to make tax laws?

• only the House

• only the Senate

• the House or the Senate

• only the President

To bring formal charges against a high official in government is called:

• removal from office

• impeachment

• high crime

• infraction

Who has the sole power to bring formal charges against a high official in the government?

• The Judicial Branch

• The Senate

• The House

• The President