Chapter 11 Flashcards
expressed powers
in its specific wording
implied powers
a reasonable deduction from expressed powers
inherent powers
creating a national government for the United States
commerce powers
the power of Congress to regulate interstate/foreign trade
tax
charge levied by government on people/property to raise money to meet public needs
wealth
the ability to pay taxes
public debt
money borrowed by Federal Government not repaid and accumulating interest on that money
what is the public debt of the US
approximately $16 trillion
deficit financing
spending more than the Federal Government receives each year and borrows to make up the difference
bankruptcy
the legal proceeding in which the bankrupt’s assets are distributed to those who owe debt
legal tender
any kind of money a creditor must (by law) accept in payment for debts
copyright
the exclusive right of an author to publish, reproduce, and sell his/her creative work
patent
grants a person the right to manufacture, use, or sell “any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof”
territories
parts of the United States that are not admitted as states and have their own system of government
eminent domain
the inherent power to take private property for public use
naturalization
gives Congress the exclusive power to establish the uniform Rule of Naturalization
Necessary and Proper Clause
gives Congress the power to make laws
strict constructionists
believed Congress should only be allowed to exercise the expressed powers and necessary implied powers
liberal constructionists
believe Congress should have a broader view of powers
consensus
general agreement
appropriates
assigns to a particular use
most powers given to Congress found where
in the expressed powers
expressed powers found in which article
Article 1 Section 8
why don’t states play a role in foreign policy
they are not sovereign
war powers
- to declare war
- raise an army/navy
- call the militia forth
- control money
- institute a draft
who controls the power
executive branch and Congress
president
- commander in chief of armed forces
- can respond to international threats without declaring war
war powers resolution
congress trying to pull back president’s power
immigration and naturalization
congress’s expressed power
how many immigrants do we take per year
1+ million
do we have secure borders
no
deomcrats
want open borders
why do democrats want open borders
they think immigrants will become democrats and vote for their party
republicans
don’t want open borders
refugees can claim ______
asylum
asylum
when someone claims staying in their country or going back puts their lives at risk
example of asylum
when Christians in Iraq were being executed and came to U.S.
necessary and proper clause
elastic clause
strict constructionists
- strict view
- powers limited to expressed and necessary implied powers
liberal constructionists
broader interpretations of implied powers
McCulloch v. Maryland
showed Congress’s ability to expand its powers beyond what the expressed powers say
Gibbons v. Odgen
states cannot interfere with Congress’s power to regulate Congress
how can executive branch and Congress conduct war
president-can respond to international threats without declaring war
Congress- can declare war
strict constructionist
powers limited to expressed powers and necessary implied powers
liberal constructionist
broad view of implied powers
expressed powers
- interstate commerce
- tax
- establish post offices
- borrow money
- raise an army
- create naturalization law
implied powers
- punish tax evaders
- print money
- create banks
- regulate and limit immigration
- draft for the military
- establish minimum wage
- ban discrimination
- laws protecting the disabled
- regulate banking
- bar shipping of certain items
