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Powers of Congress
Powers of Congress
Congress in Action
Executive Branch
Executive Branch
100
The power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
What is the Commerce Power
100
When the government spends more money than it brings in
What is deficit spending
100
How does the President open up congressional sessions
What is the State of the Union Address
100
President and the Vice President both get taken out, who’s next in line?
Who is the Speaker of the House
100
Voting for party candidates before the national election happens at what types of events
What are primaries and caucuses
200
Case where the Supreme Court set the foundation that commerce on water is regulated by the federal government
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
200
Also known as the elastic clause
What is the necessary and proper clause
200
Who presides over the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House
200
A directive, rule, or regulation that has the effect of law
What is an executive order
200
At what event is the Republican or Democrat nominee officially selected to run for the presidency
What is the national convention
300
95% of the money Congress receives comes from what revenue source?
What are taxes
300
Our government is responsible for the protection of this country and because of that Congress can utilize what power
What is the war power
300
The President of the Senate also serves as what
Who is the Vice President
300
Because of this the President can refuse to disclose information
What is executive privilege
300
During the campaign process the candidates focus most of their attention on what areas
What are swing voters and battleground states
400
When the U.S. taxes goods coming in from another country to make them more expensive to purchase
What is a tariff
400
President breaks the law and is removed from office through what process.
What is impeachment
400
For bills to pass more efficiently through congress they are sent through what process
What is the committee process
400
The executive branch functions through what type of organizational structure that resembles a pyramid
What is a bureaucracy
400
Elected representatives in each state who vote for the President make up what
What is the Electoral College
500
All of the money borrowed by the federal government over the years on not yet paid back
What is the public debt
500
The President appoints Supreme Court justices but who has to confirm the appointment?
What is the Senate
500
This committee decides if a bill will go to the House or Senate floor for a vote
What is the rules committee
500
This office is located in the West Wing of the White House
What is the Executive Office of the President
500
If no candidate wins a majority of the electoral votes how is the President chosen
What is the House of Representatives