American government

 Red Flag Questions

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   By the end of this section, you will be able to answer these questions:
   
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      What types of powers does Congress have?
      
   
   
   
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      What are the expressed powers of Congress?
      
   
   
   
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      What are the implied powers of Congress?
      
   
   
   
   4. 
      What are some of Congress’s nonlegislative powers?
      
   
   
   
   5. 
      What are some of the limits on the powers of Congress
      
   
   
   
   6. 
      How has the power of Congress changed during U.S. history?
      
   
   

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  [Make sure you understand expressed, implied, and inherent powers]
  
  
  
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  necessary and proper clause
  
  
  

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  Through what two means may the U.S. government raise money?
  
  
  
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  What is a tariff?
  
  
  
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  indirect tax
  
  
  
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  direct tax
  
  
  
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  Sixteen Amendment
  
  
  
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  Where does the government’s greatest source of revenue come from?
  
  
  
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  deficit
  
  
  

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  What is meant by interstate commerce?
  
  
  
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  commerce clause
  
  
  
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  Gibbons v. Ogden
  
  
  
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  Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc., v United States
  
  
  

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  What role does the president play in national defense? Congress’s role?
  
  
  
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  What is the War Powers Resolution?
  
  
  
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  Why did the Framers place a two-year limit on spending for the U.S. Army?
  
  
  
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  What is the militia called today?
  
  
  

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  What is the general purpose of the other expressed powers?
  
  
  
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  What is naturalization?
  
  
  
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  How would you rank the other expressed powers in order of importance?
  

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  loose constructionist
  
  
  
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  strict constructionist
  
  
  
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  How did Thomas Jefferson’s view of the necessary and proper clause contrast from that of Alexander Hamilton?
  
  
  
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  McCulloch v. Maryland
  
  
  

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  How have Social Security and Medicare been created even though they are not expressed powers?
  
  
  
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  Why is the necessary and proper clause sometimes referred as the elastic clause?
  
  

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  How might Congress use the power to conduct investigations to check the power of the executive branch?
  
  
  
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  subpoenas
  
  
  
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  What does the Twenty-Fifth Amendment state?
  
  
  

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  What happens if no presidential candidate gets a majority of votes in the electoral college?
  
  
  
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  How did the Twelfth Amendment change the Constitution?
  
  
  

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  What is “advice and consent”?
  
  

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  Aside from the veto, how can a president check the powers of Congress?
  
  
  
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  writ of habeas corpus
  
  
  
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  bill of attainder
  
  
  
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  ex post facto laws
  
  
  

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  How did Congress increase its power in the 1930s?
  
  
  
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  What other government bodies/agencies were created after World War II?