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Stack #852495
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are five legislative powers? | Borrowing,Bankruptcy,Commerce,Currency, Tax |
| Describe borrowing. | The power of Congress that gives them the ability to borrow money on the credit of the United States. |
| Is there a limit on the amount of money Congress can borrow? | No |
| What is public debt? | All the money borrowed by the government over the years and is not repaid. |
| Describe Tax. | A charge levied by the government on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs. |
| Is Congress' power to tax unlimited? | No |
| What is direct tax? | The form of tax that must be paid directly to the government . |
| What is indirect tax? | The form of tax that is paid by one person but then passed to another. |
| What is commerce? | The power given to Congress that allows them to regulate interstate and foreign trade. |
| What is currency? | The power given to Congress that allows them to coin moneyand regulate its value. |
| What are five expressed powers? | War powers,post office/roads, naturalization,copyright,and patent |
| Describe war powers. | Congress has the power to declare war,calll forth the militia, and call for a military advance |
| Does Congress have the power to establish post offices and roads? | Yes |
| What is naturalization? | Allows for the people to make rules on the process by which citizensof one country become citizens of another |
| What is copyright? | The exclusive right of an author to reproduce,publish, and sell his or her creative work |
| What is patent? | The right granted to a citizen that gives them the sole right to manufacture,use or sell any new item |
| What are five non-legislative powers? | Impeachment,amending,executive,appointment, investigatory |
| What does impeachment do? | Gives the house sole power to impeach and the Senate sole power to sit as the court on impeachment cases |
| What is amending? | Gives Congress the power to propose an amendment to the Constitution by a 2/3rds majority vote in each house |
| What is investigatory? | Gives Congress the power to investigate any matter that falls within the scope of the legislaive power |
| What is an example of appointment? | Checks and Balances |
| What is legal tender? | Any kind of money that a creditor must by law accept payment of debts |
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