Ch. 6 Congressional Powers

-President refuses to spend money that Congress has voted for a program

• Impoundment

• revenue bill

• line item veto

• subpoena

-allows Congress to review executive branch activities

• subpoena

• legislative oversight

• impoundment

• expressed powers

-a law that raises money

• impoundment

• line item veto

• revenue bill

• copyright

-needed to override a presidential veto

• 1/2 vote

• 2/3 vote

• 3/4 vote

• 60 votes

-any power explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution

• implied powers

• denied powers

• inherent powers

• expressed powers

-the exclusive right to sell a literary, musical or artistic work

• copyright

• patent

• trademark

• all of the above

A power given to Congress in the Constitution is the power to...

• declare war

• prohibit racial discrimination

• draft people into the armed services

• support welfare programs

In McCulloch v Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall greatly expanded the powers of Congress by...

• providing a very broad interpretation of the "necessary and proper clause."

• giving Congress more control over emergency powers

• stating that the line item veto was unconstitutional

• stating that the president had the authority to impound funds

The founders decided that revenue bills should start in the House because...

• representation in the House is based on population

• the House is more stable than the Senate

• the smaller states would have more control over spending than if the bills originated in the Senate

• this method would decrease the chances of the president vetoing the bills

Congressional power of oversight is vital because...

• it serves as a check on the executive branch

• it serves as a check on the judicial branch

• the power is given to Congress by executive agencies

• the power was granted by a constitutional amendment.