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29 Cards in this Set
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Who has the constitutional power to declare war? |
Only Congress |
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What does Congress have the right to manage and control? |
Federal military installations, D.C., & National parks |
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If no candidate recieves a majority of electoral votes, who must the House choose among for President? |
The top 3 contenders in the electoral college balloting |
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What is NOT a reason for the government to tax? |
To benefit fortunes |
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What is NOT an expressed power of Congress? |
Power to set minimum wage |
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Expressed powers |
Specific wording in constitution |
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Implied powers |
Reasonable deduction, necessary and proper *elastic clause* |
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What is the strict constructionists view on government? |
"Government is best which governs least", states should have as much power as possible, only wanted expressed powers and only those implied absolutely necessary |
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What is the liberal constructionists view on government? |
Broad construction of power to congress |
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Protective tariff |
Used to "protect" domestic industries against foreign competition by increasing cut of foreign goods |
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Indirect taxes |
First paid by one person, then passed onto another, federal tax on cigarettes |
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Legal tender |
Kind of money that a creditor must accept by law |
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Bankruptcy power |
Legal proceeding in which a bankrupt's assets are distributed among those owed |
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How does congress handle the national debt limit? |
Congress has always raised ceiling whenever debt has threatened to exceed it |
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Borrowing power |
No constitutional limits on amount of money congress may borrow |
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Public debt |
All of the money that is borrowed by Federal Government plus the interest |
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Defecit financing |
Government regularly spends more than it brings in and borrow to make up difference |
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Naturalization |
Process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another |
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Copyright |
Exclusive right of author to publish/sell his creative work |
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Patent |
Grants person sole right to manufacture (sell new goods/inventions) |
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Trademark |
Distinctive word, name, symbol used by a merchant to identify product |
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Eminent domain |
Power to take private property but has to give compensation (5th amendment) |
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Necessary and proper clause |
Comes from implied powers which are suggested *often called elastic clause because it has stretched to cover many situations |
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Sherman anti trust act |
Example of liberal power, prohibits monopoly |
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Social security act |
1935, example of liberal powers, provides money to elderly in retirememt |
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Impeachment |
House has sole power to charge, Senate acts as court |
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Chief Justice |
Presides when president is on trial |
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Aquitted |
Found NOT guilty |
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Perjury |
Lying under oath |
