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31 Cards in this Set
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What are the Expressed powers?
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power directly stated in the constitution to prevent abuse of power but make sure laws weren't repressive or endangering liberty
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What are the Enumerated Powers?
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expressed powers of congress itemized in article I, Section 8
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What are the First Five Enumerated Powers?
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Economic Legislature- levy taxes, borrow money, to regulate commerce, to coin money, punishing counterfeiting.
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The Second group of Seven Enumerated Powers?
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Provide for defense, punishes practices, declare war, raise and support armed fores, to provide a navy, to regulate the armed forces, to call forth the militia and organize the militia
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What else is in the Enumerated Powers?
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naturalizing citizens, establishing post offices, patents and copyrights, establishing courts, governing D.C.
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What is the Elastic Clause?
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Gives congress right to make all laws "necessary and proper" and tied into another power
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What does "necessary and proper" mean?
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that Congress can stretch its powers and decided whether a strict or broad interpretation of the Constitution is used
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Where was Congress originally located?
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Manhattan, and then Philadelphia
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How did Congress originally work?
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House named a committee to establish rules and procedures, as soon as senate had a 12th member, (quorum) House would join and they would add electoral votes
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What are the jobs of the executive branch?
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Protect liberty, private property, and business, keep legislature in check
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What is the Wild Card?
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Basically states that president has other powers than what are stated in the Constitution.
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Under the wild card, give examples of the powers the president might acquire.
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Fire officials in executive branch, make agreements with foreign nations, emergency action to save nation
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What military positions does the President have?
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Commander in chief of the armed forces, and the state militias (national guard) when they are called into service
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Who can the president appoint?
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Heads of executive departments (with Senate's consent)
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Who can the president pardon?
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Those convicted of federal crimes, EXCEPT in cases of impeachment or reducing a person's jail sentence or some one of the Senate
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What power does the president have in the way of peace with other countries?
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He can make treaties in consent with Senate
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What communication does he have with Congress?
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annual State of the Union address to Congress and sends them other messages from time to time
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How is the presidents job different now than previously?
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Election really depended upon the character of the candidate, they are now much more busy,
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What is the Federal Bureaucracy?
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all of the executive branch employees who all work closely to the president.
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What is a Dual Court System?
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Federal and State courts
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What do federal courts deal with?
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U.S. laws, treaties with foreign nations, interpretations of Constitution, admiralty, maritime law, bankruptcy
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Who was the first chief justice?
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John Jay
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Whats the only thing that can overturn the supreme court?
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new amendment or law
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List some powers that have to be shared amongst the branches of governmetn
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passing legislation, conducting war, and spending money
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How might the president act as legislature?
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he/she proposes much of the agenda and congress passes and exec. must carry out laws passed by congress (often involving creating a federal bureaucracy.
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What problems does the president have with Congress?
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Exec power has increased informally, they may interpret laws differently and carry them out not the way they were planned.
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What problems are there pres vs. congress involving political parties?
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They often reach a gridlock becauase the can' agree so theres a crappy compromise or nothing.
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What problems arise President vs. Congress?
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Executive power increased informally. and exec may interpret and enforces laws differently than planned.
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Whats problem arises pres vs congress with political parties?
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They can't agree on things so there is either a bad compromise or a gridlock where nothing can be done.
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What problem does congress have with Supreme Court?
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they have difficulty using the power of restraining them.
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Supreme Court vs. The president?
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Some court cases require the president but he won't enforce his decision.
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