Chapter 11 Flashcards
Those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution; those “necessary and proper” to carry out the expressed powers
Implied powers
Powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the national Governemnt because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community
Inherent powers
Exclusive power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
Commerce power
A charge levied by government on persons or property to meet public needs
Tax
All of the money borrowed by the government and not yet repaid, plus the accrued interest on that money; also called the national debt or federal debt
Public debt
Practice of funding government by borrowing to make up the difference between government spending and revenue
Deficit financing
The legal proceeding by which a bankrupt persons assets are distributed among those to whom he or she owes debts
Bankruptcy
Any kind of money that a creditor must, by law, accept in payments for debts
Legal tender
The exclusive, legal right of a person to reproduce, publish, and sell his or her own literary, musical, or artistic creations
Copyright
A license issued to an inventor granting the exclusive right to manufacture, use, or sell his or her invention for a limited period of time
Patent
Part of the US that is not admitted as a state and has its own government
Territory
Power of a government to take private property for public use
Eminent domain
The legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another
Naturalization
constitutional clause that gives Congress the power to make all laws “necessary and proper” for executing its powers
Necessary and proper clause
one who argues a narrow interpretation of the Constitution’s provisions, in particular those granting powers to the Federal Government
Strict constructionists
one who argues a broad interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution, particularly those granting powers to the Federal Government
Liberal constructionist
general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
Consensus
assign to a particular use
Appropriate
a person who inherits a title or office
Successor
to bring formal charges against a public official; the House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach civil officers of the United States
Impeach
find not guilty of a charge
Acquit
the act of lying under oath
Perjury
issue a formal condemnation
Censure
an order for a person to appear and to produce documents or other requested materials
Subpoena
Those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out, expressly, in the constitution; also called the “enumerated powers”
Expressed powers
