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Unit IV: Powers of Congress
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Legislative powers... | writing laws and can override President's veto with 2/3 majority vote |
| Financial powers... | regulating commerce, power to tax (House), coin money, appropriate money |
| National Security powers... | appropriates money, declaring war |
| Informal powers... | compromise, mass media, and public opinion |
| Limited powers | suspending Habeas Corpus, cannot pass Ex-post Facto laws, cannot pass Bills of Attainder |
| Judicial expressed powers | establish lower federal courts, sets # of justices on SCOTUS, confirms SC nominees |
| Executive expressed powers | passes budget for executive agencies, confirms key presidential appointments |
| Foreign policy expressed powers | approving treaties |