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29 Cards in this Set
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Copyright |
The exclusive right of an author to reproduce publish and sell his creative work |
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Eminent domain
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Owner to take private property cod public use
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Naturalization
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The process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another
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Federal reserve system
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Created under power to borrow money
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Postal powers
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Congress has the power to establish post offices and post roads
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Patent
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Grants a person the sole right to manufacture, use or sell |
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Liberal constructionist
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Favored a liberal or broad interpretation of the constitution |
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Bankruptcy
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The legal proceeding in which the bankrupt person's assets are distributed among those to whom a debt is owed
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Implied powers
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Can be reasonably suggest from the expressed powers
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Commerce power
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The power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade |
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Legal tender
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Any kind of money that a creditor by law accept in payment for debts
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Expressed powers
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Are listed in the constitution
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Acquit
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Drop charges (find not guilty)
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Perjury
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Lying under oath
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Censure
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A formal condemnation of a persons behavior
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Senatorial courtesy
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An unwritten rule that dictates appointments and treaties (president should ask for input)
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Impeach
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Bring charges against the individual
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Subpoena
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A legal order directing someone to appear before a committee or court
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According to the constitution, how can the us declare war
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Only by congress
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A copyright is only good for what length of time
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Life of the authority plus 70 years
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Some congressional powers are not written in the constitution but are suggested by the powers that are written there. What are they called
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Implies powers
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Why did congress pass the war powers resolution after the Vietnam war
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To limit the presidents ability to fight unwanted war -nixon
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Once a president has been impeached, what happens next
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There is a trial in the senate
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President clinton and Johnson were both
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Impeached but were acquitted
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In McCulloch v Maryland, Maryland argued that they could tax the federal bank because
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implied powers
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Under which clause does congress have the right to establish a federal bank
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Necessary proper clause
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According to the constitution who has the main responsibility for foreign policy
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The president
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Which of the following is an executive power of the senate
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Approver presidential appointment
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The federal gov often spends more money than it takes in each year. It then borrows money to make up the difference.
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Deficit financing
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