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Section 8
Section 8 continued
Section 9
Section 10
Wild Card
100
The powers of the Legislative Branch that are specifically spelled out in Article 1, Section 8, such as the power to declare war, are called: a. war powers b. enumerated powers c. unenumerated powers d. implied power
What is b. enumerated powers
100
T/F: Congress does not have the power to pay the debt of the United States.
What is False: they do have the power.
100
Fill in the blank in the proper order: "No employee of the federal government may accept a __________ of nobility or __________ from a foreign government. This provision prevents the _________ of US officials by foreign governments. a. gifts, title, bribing b. title, gifts, bribing c. bribe, gifts, title d. bribe, title, gifts
What is b. title, gifts, bribing
100
Who has to approve agreements between/among states in order for them to be approved? a. President B. Senate c. the states themselves d. Congress
What is d. Congress
100
T/F: Congress had the power around 1808 to finally prohibit the salve trade.
What is True...it was not until 1808 that they got that power
200
The power of Congress to order a draft to build up the army and the powers that are not specifically written in the Constitution but naturally flow are: a. enumerated powers b. unenumerated powers c. implied powers d. executive orders
What is c. implied powers
200
Which of the following is an example of an "excise" fee that Congress can place on goods WITHIN the United States? a. federal cigarette tax b. imported goods c. exported goods d. income tax
What is a. federal cigarette tax
200
Matching: 1. This law is an effort to punish a person by passinga law rather than by bringing a criminal case against that person in court. 2. This law tries to make an act criminal only after a person has committed the act. Choices: a. ex-post facto b. bill of attainder
What is 1=b 2=a
200
Who has the power to make foreign treaties with foreign governments? a. President b. senate c. Both President and the Senate d. Congress
What is c. Both President and the Senate; President needs 2/3 approval from senate
200
Which states' delegates endorsed the proposed Constitution in 1808 which led to the prohibition of the slave trade. a. southern b. western c. northern d. none-the President ordered it
What is a. southern
300
The Framers intended the ___________ Branch to be the most powerful of the three branches. a. Judicial B. executive c. supreme court d. legislative
What is d. legislative
300
List the two taxes that Congress has imposed on families.
What is income and corporate profits
300
T/F: Congress does NOT have the power to lay duties or taxes on exports or grant titles of nobility.
What is True-the Framers put the provision to prohibit Congress from putting duties or taxes on exports because they wanted to protect southern COTTON.
300
Who has the power to coin money? a. President b. Congress c. Senate d. Department of Revenue
What is b. Congress
300
Where did most of our early nation's debt come from? a. the Revolutionary War b. The French and Indian War C. importing and exporting to much d. the Civil War
What is a. the Revolutionary War
400
T/F: Congress has the power to impose and collect taxes and duties.
What is True
400
T/F: People in states with greater populations have higher impose, duty or excise taxes, than those in smaller states.
What is False: the taxes listed above must always be equal among the states.
400
Define what the Writ of Habeas Corpus is, which Congress does not have the power to suspend.
What is The Writ protects citizens from arbitrary imprisonment because it requires the federal government show evidence that the accused committed the crime.
400
T/F: the states do not have the right to pass a bill of attainder or ex-post facto law, or pass any law that makes void an existing contract.
What is True...NEITHER does Congress according to section 9
400
List two powers that the states do not have that Congress alone has, which we have not covered already.
What is maintain a standing army or enter into war
500
T/F: A duty is a fee Congress imposes on exported goods.
What is False: imported goods
500
Why is Congress allowed "BROADLY" to spend the money it raises? a. because it is their enumerated power b. because they are the most powerful branch of government c. to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the US d. Congress cannot spend the money it raises
What is c. to provide for the common defense and general welfare of the US
500
Which President suspended the Writ without the approval of Congress? a. Kennedy b. Lincoln c. Washington d. Roosevelt
What is b. Lincoln during the Civil War
500
T/F: Congress, with the approval of the President, can attempt to regulate imports and exports.
What is False: just Congress power...no President
500
Fill-in-the-blank: According to section 9: Congress does not have the power to spend money without a law making an _____________ of that money.
What is appropriation