Chapter 9

What year was citizenship granted to native Americans?

1924

A declaration that lacks the authority of law and merely express congressional opinion is called

A resolution

Congress can compel a person to appear before it by issuing a legal order called

A subpoena

Who was George Washington's secretary of the treasury during his first term?

Alexander Hamilton

Which section of the constitution gives congress the power to propose amendments to the constitution?

Article V

The first amendment serves as the basis for what kind of powers?

Denied

What is a tax on an import called?

Duty

Powers of congress that are listed in the constitution are called

Enumerated powers

What term means a tax on the sale of goods produced within the United States?

Excise tax

What kind of money has value in only because the national government says it does?

Fiat money

Which Supreme Court case confirmed the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce?

Gibbons v Ogden

Formally charging top government officials with "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors" is called

Impeachment

The necessary and proper clause is the source for many of the ________ powers of congress

Implied

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

Legislative

Senatorial approval of a treaty is called

Ratification

The statement "powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited to the states belong to the states respectively, or to the people" established what kind of powers?

Reserved

Which congressman holds the record as the longest serving senator in the history of American government?

Robert Byrd

Impeachment trials are conducted by the

Senate

Where do all revenue bills originate?

The house

Which Supreme Court decision affirmed congress's power to regulate agricultural production?

Wickard v filburn

What is the primary power of congress?

make the law

Which amendment created the income tax?

sixteenth

The congressional right to rebuke a congressman for misconduct is called the

Reprimand

Which amendment granted three electoral votes to the District of Columbia?

twenty-third

How many times has the House of Representatives chosen the president?

two

Senate proceedings that scrutinize the president's appointees to policymaking positions are called

Confirmation