Judicial Power
Established judicial review of other branches of the federal government.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Includes all activity affecting two or more states.
What is Commerce?
Ability to collect taxes?
What is Taxing Power?
Ability to exclude and admit aliens.
What is Immigration Power?
The U.S. Supreme Court complete discretion to hear cases that come to it.
What is Writ of Certiorari?
Congress can regulate any activity local or intrastate that impacts interstate commerce in this manner.
What is substantial economic effect?
What is the Taxing Power?
Ability to enter in international agreements after a 2/3 Senate vote of approval.
What is the Treaty Power?
The U.S. Supreme Court must avoid advisory opinions by ensuring a dispute has matured sufficiently to warrant a decision.
What is ripeness?
Congress' ability to carry out all powers vested in the federal government.
What is the Necessary and Proper Power?
Congress may spend to provide for the common defense and general welfare.
What is Spending Power?
Ability to declare war.
What is the War Power?
A real live controversy must exist at all stages of review otherwise the case cannot be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
What is mootness?
NCP standing alone cannot support federal law and must work in conjunction with.
What is another federal power?
Congress can regulate by requiring entities accepting government money to act in a certain manner.
What is Spending Power?
States cannot override Treaties.
What is the Treaty Power?