Congressional Powers

Which of the following has been a value of the liberal constructionists?

• That government is best which governs least.

• The Constitution must be interpreted broadly, with an eye toward change.

• The implied powers should be severely limited in their application.

• The scope of government in people’s lives should be narrow and its involvement rare.

Congress does all of the following EXCEPT for:

• write bills that become laws

• represent the people that elect them

• only having the expressed powers in the Constitution

• have implied powers that expand what the Constitution provides

Nonlegislative and legislative powers are:

• related and NOT related to passing laws

• NOT related and related to passing laws

• unrelated to government

Congressional legislative power has expanded dramatically overtime.

• true

• false

Congress has taxing and spending powers in order to do all of the following EXCEPT for:

• influencing policy

• provide for the general welfare

• provide for the common defense

• taxing people for private benefit

In order to ensure clarity and consistency with currency, Congress

• creates new currency every quarter

• allows citizens to decide the value of currency

• regulates the value of currency

• has no impact on currency

Commerce is the activity of buying/selling goods/services. This authorizes Congress to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. . .

• candy clause

• sandy clause

• commerce clause

• policy money clause

Congress provides for the nation's growth by doing all of the following EXCEPT FOR:

• admitting new states

• governing territories

• governing federal property

• renunciation of citizenship

If Congress wants to remove a federal official from office, they must go through the impeachment process where:

• the House votes, the Senate votes

• the House votes, the Senate conducts a trial

• the Supreme Court decides

• the Senate votes and convicts on its own

This group, along with the executive branch, has treaty-making power and ratifies with 2/3 vote. . .

• House

• Senate

• judicial branch

• the School