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CHAPTER
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CORE WORKSHEET A
The Nonlegislative Powers
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ECTION
Answer the following questions and use these notes to present your information to
your Jigsaw group.
1. Congressional Power (circle one): Appointments, Treaties, Investigatory Powers
2. Who is involved in this power?
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3. When or under what circumstances would this power be used?
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4. Can this power be used in a partisan manner? (Can one political party use the
power to its own advantage?)
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5. Why did the Framers give Congress this power? How does it check and
balance other branches of the government?
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6. What are some recent examples of how this power was used?
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