Congressional Powers

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

• Implied Powers 
• Expressed Powers 
• Super Powers 
• Written Powers

a fundamental right that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment

• ex post facto law
• bill of attainder
• writ of habeas corpus
• elastic clause

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

• Article III section 5

• Article II section 9

• Article I section 8

• Article IV section 2

What is needed to override a presidential veto?

• impoundment

• legislative oversight

• two-thirds vote in each house

• a Supreme Court ruling

What was the result of Congress' use of the commerce clause which made discrimination illegal in restaurants, hotels, and motels.

• legislative oversight

• two-thirds vote

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• line-item veto

Which of the following is a legal order that requires a person to appear before a court or congressional committee?

• expressed power

• revenue bill

• subpoena

• emergency powers

Which of the following is the exclusive right to publish and sell a literary, musical, or artistic work?

• expressed power

• revenue bill

• subpoena

• copyright

Which types of powers may be given to the president in times of crisis?

• expressed power

• revenue bill

• subpoena

• emergency powers

Up to this point, all amendments to the Constitution have been proposed by

• Congress

• state legislatures

• the Supreme Court

• state conventions

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.