Government Unit 4 Test
expressed
power of Foreign Relations
expressed
power of creating nationalization laws
expressed
power to borrow
expressed
power to coin money
expressed
power to declare war
expressed
power to establish post offices
expressed
power to manage the nation's debt
expressed
power to regulate commerce
expressed
power to regulate foreign and interstate trade ("power" is very vague) (i.e. setting minimum wage)
expressed
power to take public money for government use
expressed
power to tax
expressed
power to use taxes to pay for many public services that serve and protect citizens (i.e. schools, military, roads)
Implied Powers
powers that are 'suggested' in the constitution
expressed
regulating the worth of paper money
non-legislative
Impeachment process
non-legislative
25th amendment - if a vacancy exists in the VP, the congress will approve the new nomination.
Tax
A charge levied by Gov't on persons or property to meet public needs
Consensus
A general agreement
Select Committee
A legislative committee created for a limited time and specific purpose
Doctrine
A principle
Rider
A provision added to a popular bill because it is unlikely to succeed on its own
Indirect Tax
A tax levied on one party but passed on to another for payment
Direct Tax
A tax that must be paid by the person on whom it is levied
non-legislative
Constitutional Amendments
Natural Born
Born in US territory of on US owned property, or a US citizen
expressed
Judicial Powers
Discharge Petition
Can force a committee to bring a bill to the floor of the House or Senate
Legal Tender
Any kind of money that a creditor must, by law, accept in payment of debts
non-legislative
Approve treaties
implied
Necessary and Proper Clause
Veto
Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by Congress
Naturalized
Citizenship gained from another country
non-legislative
Congress proposes changes to the constitution with a ⅔ vote in both houses
non-legislative
If no candidate has a majority of the Electoral vote, the house elects the president and the senate elects the VP
implied
Creating national bank
expressed
Currency Power
War Powers
Declare war, raise and maintain an army and navy, call up militias (national guard), restrict non-war use of troops
Coining Money
Determining the types of currency to use and to make it (coins, bills)
Constituency
Each member of the House of Reps represents about 640,000 people
Copyright
Exclusive right to an author for the publication and resale of their work. (life plus 70 years.)
non-legislative
Executive Powers of the senate
non-legislative
Find if programs are being run properly
expressed
Fix the standard of weights and measures
non-legislative
Gather info for making laws
Deficit Financing
Governments continue to pay, and therefore must continue to borrow, and therefore is always in debt
Cloture
How senate can defeat filibuster. requires a 3/5ths majority vote
Gerrymander
How you might describe a congressional district that has been drawn by a legislature in a very odd shape
Regulating the worth of paper money
In the past, they backed the bills with precious metals (silver, gold, etc) thus giving it value. Now that is not the case. Basically, you could (in theory) trade it in for certain amounts of silver or gold
non-legislative
Investigations
Bankruptcy
Legal proceeding in which the bankrupt person's assets are distributed among those to whom a debt is owed
expressed
Make Laws concerning Bankruptcy
Resolution
Measure relating to the business of either house or expressing an opinion
Partisan
Member of Congress who votes primarily according to the wishes of their party
Term
Members of the House of Reps are elected for 2 years
Debt
Owed by the federal government, but private citizens can buy some of it. Other countries can also buy it.
expressed
Power to acquire, manage, and dispose of various federal areas
Expressed Powers
Powers of Congress that are specifically spelled out in the Constitution
Naturalization
Process of becoming a US citizen
expressed
Promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts by securing exclusive Right to their respective writings and Discoveries.
non-legislative
Review effectiveness of laws
Party Caucus
Selects the party's leaders in each house of Congress
Power of Foreign Relations
Suggest foreign policy
Tarrifs
Taxes levied against imported goods to encourage the buying of American Made products
Off Year Election
The election cycle between Presidential elections
Oversight Function
The function Congress is performing when it checks on the programs of the executive branch
Quorum
The minimum number of legislators needed to conduct official business
Public Debt
The money owed by the Federal Gov't to its creditors
Speaker of the House
The presiding officer of the House of Reps, chosen by and from the majority party
Franking Privilege
The right of members of Congress to send mail postage-free by using a signature in place of a stamp
Patent
The sole right to sell and invention for a certain period of time
Non-Legislative Powers
Things congress does to help the country run smoother
Appropriate
To assign money to a particular purpose
expressed
all mail crimes are federal crimes (tampering with mail, use mail to commit fraud, damaging federal mailboxes)
Rider
Unpopular provision added to an important bill certain to pass
expressed
Using money to finance projects that are not in the budget. There is no Constitutional ceiling on how much can be borrowed.
Filibuster
Various tactics aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body by preventing a vote
Reapportion
What happens to the seats in the House of Reps every decade
Prorogue
What the President can do if the two houses of Congress cannot agree on a date to adjourn
Adjourn
When Congress suspends its meeting
Fix the standard of weights and measures
allows for an accurate, uniform gauge of time, distance, area, weight, volume, etc. We use the english system
Special Session
When the body convenes outside of the normal legislative session usually for an emergency. It has lost its importance because congress meets nearly year round
The Vice President
Who is the President of the Senate?
non-legislative
approve presidential appointments
impeach
bring charges against (done by the house)
expressed
congress sets up post offices (over 39,000 today)
expressed
create all courts below the supreme court
expressed
define federal crimes and punishments (Counterfeiting, piracy, offenses against other nations, treason)
expressed
established mail routes (including airways, railroads, and waterways)
expressed
impeachment and removal of government officials
conviction
innocence or guilt
implied
military draft
implied
minimum wage
Inflation
more supply lessens the value
non-legislative
removing the president, VP and all civil officers of the fed govt.
Eminent Domain
the inherent power to take private property for public use
Senatorial Courtesy
the practice in which the Senate will turn down an appointment if it is opposed by a senator of the President's party from the State involved.
expressed
what can be legally carried in the mail