Chapter 3 Flashcards
Commerce Clause Rule Statement:
“The Congress shall have the power…[t]o ____ _____ with foreign Nations, and among several States, and with the Indian Tribes.”
“The Congress shall have the power…[t]o regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among several States, and with the Indian Tribes.”
(Can or cannot)
Congress ____ require states to follow generally applicable federal laws
CAN
(Can or cannot)
Congress ____ tell states how to legislate or require states to regulate.
CANNOT
(Can or cannot)
Congress _____force states to enforce federal law against its state citizens
CANNOT
(Can or cannot)
Congress _____commandeer state executive officers or state or local law enforcement
CANNOT
Where does the regulation of the taxing and spending power come from?
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1
Article 1, S 8 Cl 1: “The Congress shall have Power To ____ and _____Taxes,Duties,ImpostsandExcises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and ____ ____of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be ______ throughout the United States”
lay, collect
General welfare
Uniform
TAXING: A ____ ____ will be upheld if it nears some _____relationship to revenue production
tax measure
reasonable
SPENDING: Congress may spend for any ______ . Congress may also provide for _____
public purpose
conditional grants
Congress may not use its taxing and spending powers to ________
Obtain an unconstitutional result
Where does the president get his authoity for executive otders?
Article 2
Executive orders, like all governmental action must not be ___ with the ____
Inconsistent
Constitution
____ ___ is the ability of the president to keep conversations with or memoranda to or from advisors a secret
Executive privilege
Executive privilege is an ___ authority
inherent
Appointment powers are found in _____
Article 2, Section 2, Clause 2
