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Why are there limits on Powers of Congress?

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Limited government and federal form of government (separated of powers)

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Denied powers of Congress?

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Can’t create National Public Schools, Can’t require to vote or attend Church, and can’t set driver license and marriage (state power)

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Powers stated in constitution

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Expressed

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Powers reasonably deduced to congress from expressed

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Implied

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Created by a national government for the United States

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Inherent

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Power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade

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Commerce Clause

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Jon Marshal case where two separate licenses were issues t regulate steam boats

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Gibbons vs Ogden

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Limits on Commerce Power

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Congress can’t tax exports, favors states in trade, require vessels bound to another state to require it for another, or interfere with slave trade.

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Charged levied by government on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs

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Tax

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Limitations on power to tax

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  1. ) tax for public good, not private
  2. ) can’t tax exports
  3. ) direct taxes must be appointed to States by populate
  4. ) all duties must be uniform within US
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Reasons to tax

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Protect public health through licenses
Protect domestic industry
Raise money

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All of the money borrowed by the federal Government over the years and not yet repaid

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Public debt

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Congress’ power to borrow money on the credit of the United States

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Borrowing power

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14
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Regularly spends more than it takes in and borrows to make up difference

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Deficit financing

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To establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcy in the United States

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Bankruptcy Power

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The legal proceeding in which the bankruptcy asserts are distributed among those to whom a debt is owed

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Bankruptcy

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Power to coin money and regulate value thereof

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Currency power

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greatest area power Congress has; President represents US mainly with conduct Shares with president

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Foreign Relations Power

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What gives congress power of foreign relations

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  1. ) from number of expressed powers—spending, commerce, and war powers-
  2. ) US is sovereign state in the world body ( can act on National Security issues which may be foreign
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Do states deal with foreign relations?

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No

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Shares with President; dealing with war and national defense, 6 powers stated expressly

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War Powers

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War Powers of Congress

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1.) Declare War 2.) Raise and Support Army 3.) Provide and Maintain Navy 4.) Make rules pertaining to governing of land and naval forces 5.) Also can grant letter for reprisal and marque

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This restricted the presidents war making powers which was applied by congress due to vietnam; forces in combat where they are not needed

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War Powers Resolution of 1973

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When can President ‘send troops’ war?

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If congress declared war, congress specifically ordered military actions, and when there is an attack on US or any of its armed forces has occurred

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process by which citizens of other countries become citizens of another

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Naturalization

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Power to establish Post office and Roads; can’t stop mail or destroy Mail boxes

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Postal Power

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the exclusive right of an author to reproduce, publish, and sell his or her creative work.

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copyright

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who registers copyrights?

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Copy Right Office in the Library of Congress

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how good are copyrights good for?

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Author’s life + 70 Years

30
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Grants a person the sole right to manufacture, use, or sell any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof

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patent

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How long is a patent good for?

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20 yrs

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Who administers patent laws?

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The Patent and Trademark Office in the Department of Commerce

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power to manage dispose or acquire territories

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Power of Territories

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parts of United States that aren’t admitted as states and having own systems of government

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Territories

35
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the inherent power to take private property for public use

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eminent domain

36
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What restricts eminent domain?

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5th amendment; can’t take without persons consent

37
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power to make sure we have accurate uniform gauges in time of time, distance, area, weight, and volume

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powers of weight and measures

38
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creates all federal courts and defines crimes andpunishes violators

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Judicial Powers

39
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Make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers and all powers vested by this consititution in government of the united states or in any department or officer thereof ; Elastic Clause

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Necessary and Proper Clause

40
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led by thomas jefferson, argued for Anti federalist position from the ratification period of the constitution; Felt congress should only exercise its expressed powers and only those implied powers absolutely necessary to carry out those expressed powers; believed the best government is the one which governs least; wanted strong national government , but feared for abuse

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Strict constructionists

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led by alexander hamilton; wanted to adopt constitution ; favored broad powers to congress; an energetic government

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liberal constructionists

42
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court case settling case in on implied powers

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Mcculloch vs maryland

43
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Where congress has found basis to exercise implied powers

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commerce power, tax power, and the war powers

44
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appropriates

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assigns for particular use

45
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implied war powers

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draft,

46
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how many votes for amendments

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2/3

47
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If no one receives majority of electoral votes who decides president

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house of representatives

48
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If no one decides on VP who decides

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senators vote on it

49
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what crimes are impeachable

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treason, bribery, or other high crimes

50
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Who impeaches the president

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HOR majority vote

51
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to accuse bring charges

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impeach

52
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how many votes in senate for impeach

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2/3

53
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Andrew jackson was impeached because

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violation of law

54
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Why was Bill Clinton impeached

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perjury, and relationship with intern

55
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lying under oath

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perjury

56
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formal condemnation of behavior

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censure

57
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Richard nixon resigned because

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watergate scandal

58
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legal order directing one to appear before that body or produce certain evidence

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subpoenas

59
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Two executive powers to senate

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appointments of office, and treaties made by president

60
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how many denied cabinet members of senate

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12

61
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how a treaty is okay by senate

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2/3

62
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power to inquire info or inform itself on any matter

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power to investigate

63
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reasons to investigate

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gather information necessary to farming of legislation, oversee the operations of various agencies in the executive branch, focus public attention on some particular matter, expose activities of public official, or promote particular interests of some members of congresss

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both houses rely on heavily in taxing, spending, and other budget related matters

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Congressional Budget Office

65
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Staff specialists provide members with factual information on virtually any subject

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Congressional Research Service

66
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broad authority to monitor the work of the federal government and report its findings to congress

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Government Accountability Office

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