Vocab Section 2

Question 1

levy taxes

Answer 1

impose and collect taxes

Question 2

implied power

Answer 2

a power not expressly defined in the Constitution but permitted to Congress through a loose interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause

Question 3

inherent powers

Answer 3

powers of the president or Congress that are neither enumerated nor implied but assumed to exist as a direct result of the country’s existence

Question 4

oversight

Answer 4

the right and responsibility of one body or branch of government to review and monitor other bodies; for example, Congress oversees federal agencies and programs, which are managed by the executive branch

Question 5

committees

Answer 5

small sets of representatives tasked with considering, researching, introducing, and investigating particular policy areas

Question 6

appropriation

Answer 6

a provision of money by Congress for the items requested in a presidential budget