Name: _______________________________________Date: ______________________Period: _______
Chapter 11 Review
Construction of Congress
Strict
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Liberal
2. ______________________
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Major proponent
3. ______________________
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4. ______________________
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Attitude toward implied
powers
5. ______________________
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6. ______________________
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Attitude toward national
power
7. ______________________
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8. ______________________
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Attitude toward State power
9. ______________________
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10. _____________________
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Definition
Congress’s Constitutional Powers of Money and Commerce
Power
Taxation
Allows Congress to…
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Borrowing
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Commerce
13. __________________________________________________________
Currency
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Bankruptcy
15. __________________________________________________________
16. Which parts of the National Government share the power in the field of foreign affairs?
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17. Who is primarily responsible for conducting foreign relations? ________________________
18. What is the role of the States in foreign affairs and why? ____________________________
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19. Who has the power to declare war? _____________________________________________
20. What did the War Powers Resolution of 1973 state?
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21. What power gives Congress the right to make laws regulation mailing?
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22. What is the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in fulfilling an
expressed power? ______________________________________________________________
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23. The Constitution specifically mentions the following four kinds of federal crimes:
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
24. Which part of the National Government has the expressed power of creating and providing
for the organization of federal courts? _____________________________________________
25. 1790 – Hamilton
recommended:
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27. 1816 – Congress created:
26. 1791 - Congress set up
first:
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28. 1818 – Maryland placed a
tax on:
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29. 1819 – The Supreme
Court ruled:
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30. What are two ways Congress may propose an amendment to the Constitution?
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31. What are some current issues that many Americans have thought worthy of constitutional
amendment? __________________________________________________________________
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32. What electoral duties do the House and Senate have?
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33. What roles do the House and Senate have in the impeachment process?
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34. What are the two executive powers possessed by the Senate?
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35. What is “senatorial courtesy?” __________________________________________________
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36. What is the usual forum for congressional investigations? ____________________________
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37. What are some reasons for congressional investigations? ____________________________
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