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“The Powers of Congress”Period:
Use the web page to answer the following questions about Congress’ powers!
Money and Commerce:
What article and section deals with Congress’ money powers?
What is the general purpose of taxes?
Why is it important for Congress to have the power to tax?
There are 4 explicit limits on the power to tax – which one protects American business?
Why does Congress need the power to borrow money?
Why does a balanced budget NOT mean a reduced national debt?
According to Gibbons v. Ogden, what is interstate commerce?
What has happened to the implied powers of Congress as a result of the commerce clause?
What is the currency power?
Why would it be important for only Congress to have this power?
Between 1981 and 2001, which category of spending:
increased the most?decreased the most?
Other Expressed Powers:
With whom does Congress share its foreign relations powers?
What are the specific war powers of Congress?
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What is the postal power?
Why does Congress have the power to grant copyrights and patents?
What is a copyright?What is a patent?
What power does Congress have over weights and measures?
What is the power of eminent domain?
Identify the 3 judicial powers of Congress:
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The Implied Powers
What are implied powers?
What does the necessary and proper clause state?
According to the chart, what expressed power does Congress use to justify its Civil Rights legislation?
In the case McCulloch v Maryland, what happened to the implied powers of Congress?
What does the necessary and proper clause typically mean to Congress today?
Would that be strict or liberal construction?
What is the origin of the following implied powers?
Create a draft:
Punish for tax evasion:
Establish the Federal Reserve:
Set a minimum wage:
Non-Legislative Powers
What do most of Congress’ non-legislative powers deal with?
What role does Congress play with constitutional amendments?
What is the peculiar electoral duty of Congress?
Has this ever been used?
What is impeachment?
What does it take for an official to be impeached?
What does it take for an official to be removed from office?
Have any Presidents been impeached and removed from office?
What are the two major executive powers of Congress?
What is the general purpose of Congress’ investigatory powers?