Understanding Powers of Congress

Which Article of the U.S. Constitution defines the powers and limitations of Congress?

• Article II
• Article I
• Article III
• Article IV

A clause is a specific section the deals with one particular idea or rule. What type of powers are enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1-17?

• Concurrent powers of local governments.
• Expressed

• Reserved powers of the states.
• Implied powers of the judiciary.

Powers granted specifically to Congress are known as expressed powers and are found in Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1-17. Which Clause is Article I, Section 8, Clause 18?

• Commerce Clause
• Elastic Clause
• Necessary and Proper Clause
• Supremacy Clause

Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 grants Congress __________ powers to carry out its _________ listed in Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1-17.

• implied/expressed

• concurrent/reserved

• expressed/implied

• reserved/denied

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 is the

• Commerce Clause
• Taxation Clause
• Regulation Clause
• Trade Clause

Which of the following powers is denied to Congress?

• To protect the nation from invasion.

• Coin money

• Tax exports

• Declare war

This chamber is known as the "peoples' branch":

• Senate
• Judicial Branch
• Executive Council
• House of Representatives

Select all that apply: The House of Representatives is known as the "peoples' branch" because

• Members have to be reelected every two years making them very influenced by their constituencies.

• All revenue (tax) bills must begin the House.

• Until the 17th Amendment, it was the only chamber originally elected by the people.

• One must be 30 years old.

The Framers set up the amendment process so the Constitution could be changed. Only __________ can propose an amendment.

• the President
• the Supreme Court
• state legislatures
• Congress

The proposal that made Congress bicameral, giving it a House and a Senate.

• The Virginia Plan
• The Great Compromise
• The Articles of Confederation
• The New Jersey Plan