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Expressed Powers
Implied Powers
Inherent Powers |
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| Kinds of Delegated Powers |
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| To raise money to meet public needs; To protect domestic industry and to protect public health and safety |
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Tax only on public purposes
Cannot Tax exports
Direct taxes must be apportioned among the states
All duties imposts and excises must be the same in the states |
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| Govt. spending more money than it takes in and borrow to make up the difference |
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| all the money borrowed by the govt and not yet repaid plus the interest on that money. |
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| How much money our govt. owes |
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| money that a creditor must by law accept in payments for debt. |
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| Only congress may declare war |
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| exclusive right of an author to reproduce, publish, and sell their work. |
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| Where copyrights are registered at |
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| They are registered in the copyright office in the liberty of congress. |
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| How long Copyrights are good for. |
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| Good for life of author plus another 70 years. |
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| Gives person the right to manufacture, use or sell any product. |
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| How long a patent is good for |
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| Good for 20 years and may only be extended by congress |
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| Who is in charge of Patents? |
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| Patent & Trademark office are in charge |
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| Power to make private property for public use. Govt. buys private property for public uses. |
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| Necessary and Proper Clause |
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Gives congress power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers given in the constitution.
A.K.A Elastic Clause |
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| Case where the supreme court decided whether or not congress could created a bank |
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| Chief justice in the case McCulloch V. Maryland. Favored congress side. |
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| Three Non Legislative Powers of Congress |
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Impeachments
appointments
investigation |
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Congress:
- can propose an amendment by 2/3 vote in each house.
- Call a national convention of delegates from each state to propose an amendment if requested to do so by 2/3 of the state legislatures hasn't been used. |
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House- choose president in cases where there is no majority of electoral votes
Senate - choose Vice president in elections where there is no majority of electoral votes
Congress - approves vice president selection by president if position is vacant |
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| Two presidents to be impeached |
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| andrew johnson and bill clinton |
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