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804 Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Inherent Congressional powers are powers that -

a)

all sovereign nations have.

b)

are listed in the constitution.

c)

implied and taken from the expressed powers.

d)

only exercised by the states.

2.

Expressed powers of Congress are also known as -

a)

enumerated powers.

b)

implied powers.

c)

inherent powers.

d)

executive powers.

3.

What type of Congressional powers come from this part of the constitution?

a)

implied powers

b)

expressed powers

c)

inherent powers

d)

executive powers

4.

Congress's power to regulate commerce leads to which of the following implied powers?

a)

ban discrimination in public facilities.

b)

punish tax evaders.

c)

prohibit mail fraud.

d)

draft Americans into the military.

5.

Which statements below (two) would go with the term "strict constructionist"?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

One should follow the constitution word for word

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

The government can exercise "implied powers"

6.

Which statements go with the 1819 case McCulloch v MD?

a)

The government has implied powers.

b)

States cannot tax federal institutions.

c)

State law is above federal law.

d)

A bank established by the national government is unconstitutional.

7.

What statement goes with the 1824 Gibbons v Ogden case?

a)

The national government has control over interstate commerce.

b)

The states control interstate commerce.

c)

The government can use implied powers.

d)

The government cannot use implied powers.

8.

The 1942 case Wickard v Filburn expanded Congress's power under the -

a)

commerce clause.

b)

tax clause.

c)

post office clause

d)

necessary and proper clause

9.

Wickard v Filburn increased -

a)

Congress's power to regulate all aspects of our lives.

b)

Congress's power to tax.

c)

Congress's power to impose a military draft.

d)

Congress's power to spy on Americans.

10.

What two modern issues did we say involved issues of Congressional power?

a)

Obamacare (aka the Affordable Care Act)

b)

Trump's Emergency Wall Declaration

c)

air strikes on Syria

d)

the president tweeting on Sunday afternoons