Extra
Congress has enormous influence over life in the ______ _____.
What is the United States?
The House has the power to _____, or accuse officials of misconduct in office.
What is impeach?
The power that the U.S. Congress has that is specifically listed in the Constitution.
What are expressed powers?
Most of Congress's powers relate to _____ ___.
What is making laws?
Laws that punish a person without a trial.
What are Bills of Attainder?
This Court can declare laws passed by Congress to be unconstitutional.
What is the Supreme Court?
Congress also has a number of duties and responsibilities besides making laws, and these powers are called _________ _______.
What are the nonlegislative powers?
Another name for expressed power.
What is enumerated power?
The three categories that most lawmaking powers fall under.
What are money, commerce, and military/ foreign policy in relation to lawmaking powers?
A law that allows a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed.
What is the ex post facto law?
This document explains what Congress may or may not do.
What is the Constitution?
The power that allows Congress to check the other branches of government.
What is one of the important nonlegislative powers of Congress?
The power Congress has that is not stated explicitly in the Constitution.
What are implied powers?
A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person.
What is writ of habeas corpus?
This part of government has the power to approve or reject the president's nominees for various offices.
What is the Senate?
A majority vote of the House.
What is needed to impeach an official?
The clause that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers.
What is the elastic clause?
The other powers the Constitution gives Congress that don't fit into the three major categories.
What is the postal service and the federal court system?
In times of rebellion or invasion to protect public safety.
When can Congress block the writ of habeas corpus?
The three offices the Senate can reject the president's nominations.
What are the Supreme Court justices, federal judges, and ambassadors?
BONUS: The only two presidents impeached.
Who were Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton?
BONUS: The Constitution doesn't state that Congress has the power to hire millions of people to work in the Defense Department. But under the _____ _____, Congress has been able to have the Defense Department.
What is the elastic clause.
They regulate/manage commerce that takes place across state lines.
What does Congress regulate/manage?
The Constitution sets aside many powers for the state governments, thus giving Congress less power.
Why does Congress have limits on its powers?