What is the House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Congress, the Senate is the upper chamber of Congress?
200
the power of Congress to make laws that they need to carry out their enumerated powers
What is the necessary and proper clause or elastic clause?
200
Which part of the Constitution outlines the law-making or legislative powers?
What is Article I?
200
What are the requirements to become President?
What is you must be at least 35 years old, a natural born citizen and at least a 14 year resident of the United States?
200
What are the requirements and terms for Supreme Court justices?
What is good behavior? Supreme Court justices serve for life.
200
What are the terms of senators and representatives?
What is Senators serve six year terms and members of the House serve two year terms?
300
the power of a court to be the first to hear a case on a specific topic; for the U.S. Supreme Court this involves cases involving conflicts between Congress and the president and in cases in which a state is a party
What is original jurisidiction?
300
What are the requirements to become a member of Congress?
What is to become a Senator you must be at least 30 years old, a citizen for 9 years, and a member of the state you represent. To become a member of the House, you must be at least 25 years old, a citizen for 7 years, and a member of the state you represent?
300
The president addresses troops serving in Afghanistan. What role is the president fulfilling?
What is commander in chief?
300
What is appellate jurisdiction?
What is the power to hear appeals of cases which have been tried in lower courts?
300
What are the special powers of the Senate?
What is holds the impeachment trial, decides whether or not to remove the person from office?
400
the powers specifically named and assigned to the federal government or prohibited to be exercised by the states under the U.S. Constitution
What are the enumerated powers?
400
Who approves treaties and appointments made by the executive branch?
What is the Senate?
400
The president has which powers that have to do with foreign nations?
What is chief diplomat? The president has powers related to foreign relations and can negotiate and make treaties with the approval of the Senate.
400
What are the powers of the Supreme Court?
What is original and appellate jurisdiction and oversees all cases as outlined in Article III of the Constitution?
400
What are the special powers of the House?
What is bills involving taxes start here and the power of impeachment?
500
Explain implied powers.
What are powers not written in the U.S. Constitution but are necessary and proper in order for the federal government to carry out the expressed powers; Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 gives Congress the power to do what it deems "necessary and proper" to carry out the delegated powers
500
What are the powers of Congress?
What is the power to make laws, coin money, declare war, establish post offices, regulate trade, raise and support the army/navy, regulate immigration and naturalization, and power of impeachment.
500
What are the powers of the president?
What are chief executive, chief diplomat, commander in chief, executes the laws, nominates high ranking officials, appoints judges with the advice and consent of the Senate, has the power to grant pardons for crimes against the United States and negotiates treaties?
500
What types of cases will the Supreme Court hear?
What is the federal courts will decide arguments over how to interpret the Constitution, all laws passed by Congress, and our nation’s rights and responsibilities in agreements with other nations. In addition, federal courts can hear disputes that may arise between states, between citizens of different states, and between states and the federal government.
500
Powers that are not enumerated or specifically listed in the Constitution are supported by which constitutional provision?
What is the elastic clause or necessary and proper clause?