Powers of Congress

All of the following are powers of Congress except

• implied powers

• expressed powers

• inherent powers

• judicial powers

Which Supreme Court case confirmed Congress' power to regulate interstate commerce when it ruled against a steamboat company?

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

• Scott v. Sanford (1857)

The currency power can be best described as

• the power of Congress to regulate debt proceedings against individuals and businesses

• the power of Congress to regulate interstate trade and transactions

• the power of Congress to coin money and print legal tender

• the power of Congress to borrow money to pay debts incurred by the government

Which of these is not an expressed power granted to Congress?

• the postal power to create post offices and laws regulating the mail

• the power to declare war

• the power to create a national school system and national standards for teaching and learning

• the power to set weights and measures

Select all examples of the non-legislative powers of Congress listed below.

• Implied powers

• Regulation

• Appointments

• Impeachment

Which of the following is a legislative power of Congress?

• The power to appoint Supreme Court Justices

• The power to veto bills

• The power to enact taxation

• The power to declare executive orders

The United States Constitution says that Congress has the power to coin money.

This is an example of

• an enumerated power

• an implied power

• an inherent power

• a reserved power

• a concurrent power

Which of the following constitutional provisions broadened the power of Congress?

• the equal protection clause

• the 10th Amendment

• the necessary and proper clause

• the eminent domain provision in the 5th Amendment

How does Congress exercise its power in the impeachment process?

• The House of Representatives impeaches and the Senate conducts the trial

• The Senate impeaches and the House of Representatives conducts the trial

• Both the House of Representatives and the Senate impeach

• Both the House of Representatives and the Senate conduct the trial

Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power of Congress?

• To coin money

• To establish post offices

• To issue educational standards

• To provide for the common defense