Chapter 6 Review Flashcards
The “Expressed Powers” Congress has are the same as ______________.
enumerated powers
The “Necessary and Proper Clause” found in the Constitution is also called the ________________.
elastic clause
Any proposed law for raising money is called a __________________.
revenue bill
Any bill that proposes the authorization of the federal government to spend money is called a(an) ___________.
appropriations bill
A _____________ issued by a government protects a writer’s works from being copied or printed without his or her permission.
copyright
Congress may not suspend this court order that releases a person accused of a crime to determine if he or she has been lawfully detained.
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Spending requests for the general welfare of the United States generally come from the _____________.
Executive Branch
This power enables Congress to regulate working conditions across the nation.
Power to regulate interstate commerce
This congressional power provides for the nation’s population growth.
Power to pass naturalization laws
This is a formal accusation of misconduct against an public official.
impeachment
Legal order is called a (an) _________________.
subpoena
Lying under oath is the short definition of ___________.
perjury
Willful obstruction as it applies to the judicial system is the definition of ___________________.
contempt
Colonel Oliver North was granted _____________ to testify to Congress.
granted immunity
Legislative Oversight is part of the ______________ that keep one of the three parts of the Federal Government from gaining too much power over the others.
checks and balances
Giving this to a witness means he or she is free from the threat of prosecution.
immunity
Congressional committees may punish people who refuse to testify by ___________.
holding them in contempt
Through this power, Congress can check on how the executive branch is administering the law.
legislative oversight
This congressional oversight power was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
legislative veto
This senator drew condemnation for his smear tactics during investigations.
Joseph McCarthy
The power to _____________ a bill passed by Congress is a current presidential power the President can use to influence Congress with regards to lawmaking.
veto
In response to a Presidential Veto, Congress has the power to use a ______________ to pass a Bill into Law.
veto override
One strategy a President has to combat national economic problems is to employ a _________________.
freeze on wages and prices
The nation’s yearly financial plan, prepared by the President and sent to Congress for approval into law is the _________________.
national budget
A president’s refusal to spend money that has already been appropriated by Congress is called _________.
impoundment
A two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress is required to _____________.
override a presidential veto
Justice John Paul Stevens said that the line item veto power of the president should be given to him through a(n) ________________, not legislation.
amendment
Gridlock between the president and Congress usually occurs because of __________________.
partisan political differences
This system makes it likely the president and Congress will always compete for power.
checks and balances
In 1974, Congress passed the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act in an effort to increase __________________.
its role and power in planning the budget
protects against unlawful imprisonment
writ of habeas corpus
power denied to Congress
authority to pass bills of attainder
implied congressional powers
necessary and proper clause
power to regulate working conditions
regulation of interstate commerce
legal order to appear in court
subpoena
punishment for refusal to testify
being held in contempt
lying under oath
perjury
freedom from prosecution
immunity
partisan differences halt legislation
gridlock
Congressional Budget Office is…
staffed by financial experts
Proposed laws for raising money for the federal government are called _____________.
revenue bills
Proposed laws to authorize spending money are called _______________.
appropriations bills
If you think Congress had the power to charter the Second Bank of the United States, you believe in _______.
loose construction
Witnesses who do not tell the truth can be prosecuted for _____________.
perjury
This power allows Congress to check on how the executive branch is administering the law.
Legislative Oversight
In 2001, President Bush used his authority under the National Emergencies Act to _____________.
suspend military officers’ right to retire
This action was found unconstitutional because it violated the separation of powers.
legislative veto
President Nixon used this to combat economic problems.
wage and price freeze
The president’s refusal to spend money is called ________________.
impoundment
Some historians believe that the checks and balances system between Congress and the president causes ______________.
gridlock in government
In Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, these powers of Congress are described.
expressed powers
What implies that Congress has powers beyond those expressed in the first 17 clauses of Article I, Section 8?
necessary and proper clause
Setting the minimum wage comes under this power of Congress.
regulation of interstate commerce
What requires the president to notify Congress when committing military forces?
War Powers Act
A legal order that a person appear in court or produce requested documents is called a ___________.
Subpoena
Freedom from prosecution for witnesses whose testimony might tie them to illegal acts is called ______________.
Immunity
This employee of President Nixon’s National Security Council was granted immunity for his testimony before a congressional committee.
Oliver North
A good example of the constitutional principle of checks and balances is _______________.
legislative oversight
Over the years presidents have assumed more responsibility for the nation’s yearly financial plan, or _______________.
the national budget
The president’s refusal to spend appropriated funds is called
impoundment
