Powers of Congress/Executive & Judicial Branch

What are the 18 powers given to Congress by the Constitution?

• Enumerated Powers

• Denied Powers

• Elastic Clause Powers

• Implied Powers

What does the Elastic Clause do?

• Raises money for Congress

• Covers situations that may arise with the times but are not specifically listed in the Constitution

• Regulates commerce

• A law that makes an act a crime after the act is committed

Things Congress cannot do are listed in the Constitution as

• Enumerated Powers

• Implied Powers

• Elastic Clause Powers

• Denied Powers

Congress cannot do any of the following EXCEPT?

• Grant titles of nobility

• Declare war

• Pass an Ex Post Facto Law

• Take away a Writ of Habeas Corpus

The Executive Branch is discussed in which Article of the Constitution?

• Article I

• Article II

• Article III

• Article IV

The main duty of the Executive Branch is

• to make laws

• to interpret laws

• to enforce laws

• to ignore laws

The 46th President of the U.S. is?

• Bill Clinton

• George W. Bush

• Joe Biden

• Donald Trump

What is the length of one term of the presidency?

• 4 years

• 8 years

• 10 years

• 12 years

What is the term limit for the presidency?

• 1 term or 4 years

• 2 terms or 10 years

• unlimited

• 4 terms

Answer explanation

If a president takes over the office due to the line of succession and it is for 2 years or less they can still run for 2 terms making it 8+2 or 10.

Which president served for longer than 2 terms?

• Teddy Roosevelt

• LBJ (Lyndon B. Johnson)

• John Adams

• FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)