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Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
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expressed powers

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in its specific wording

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implied powers

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a reasonable deduction from expressed powers

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3
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inherent powers

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creating a national government for the United States

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commerce powers

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the power of Congress to regulate interstate/foreign trade

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tax

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charge levied by government on people/property to raise money to meet public needs

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wealth

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the ability to pay taxes

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public debt

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money borrowed by Federal Government not repaid and accumulating interest on that money

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what is the public debt of the US

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approximately $16 trillion

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deficit financing

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spending more than the Federal Government receives each year and borrows to make up the difference

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bankruptcy

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the legal proceeding in which the bankrupt’s assets are distributed to those who owe debt

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11
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legal tender

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any kind of money a creditor must (by law) accept in payment for debts

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copyright

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the exclusive right of an author to publish, reproduce, and sell his/her creative work

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patent

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grants a person the right to manufacture, use, or sell “any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof”

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territories

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parts of the United States that are not admitted as states and have their own system of government

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eminent domain

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the inherent power to take private property for public use

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16
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naturalization

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gives Congress the exclusive power to establish the uniform Rule of Naturalization

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Necessary and Proper Clause

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gives Congress the power to make laws

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strict constructionists

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believed Congress should only be allowed to exercise the expressed powers and necessary implied powers

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liberal constructionists

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believe Congress should have a broader view of powers

20
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consensus

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general agreement

21
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appropriates

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assigns to a particular use

22
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most powers given to Congress found where

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in the expressed powers

23
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expressed powers found in which article

A

Article 1 Section 8

24
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why don’t states play a role in foreign policy

A

they are not sovereign

25
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war powers

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  • to declare war
  • raise an army/navy
  • call the militia forth
  • control money
  • institute a draft
26
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who controls the power

A

executive branch and Congress

27
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president

A
  • commander in chief of armed forces

- can respond to international threats without declaring war

28
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war powers resolution

A

congress trying to pull back president’s power

29
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immigration and naturalization

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congress’s expressed power

30
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how many immigrants do we take per year

A

1+ million

31
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do we have secure borders

A

no

32
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deomcrats

A

want open borders

33
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why do democrats want open borders

A

they think immigrants will become democrats and vote for their party

34
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republicans

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don’t want open borders

35
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refugees can claim ______

A

asylum

36
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asylum

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when someone claims staying in their country or going back puts their lives at risk

37
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example of asylum

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when Christians in Iraq were being executed and came to U.S.

38
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necessary and proper clause

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elastic clause

39
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strict constructionists

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  • strict view

- powers limited to expressed and necessary implied powers

40
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liberal constructionists

A

broader interpretations of implied powers

41
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McCulloch v. Maryland

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showed Congress’s ability to expand its powers beyond what the expressed powers say

42
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Gibbons v. Odgen

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states cannot interfere with Congress’s power to regulate Congress

43
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how can executive branch and Congress conduct war

A

president-can respond to international threats without declaring war

Congress- can declare war

44
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strict constructionist

A

powers limited to expressed powers and necessary implied powers

45
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liberal constructionist

A

broad view of implied powers

46
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expressed powers

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  • interstate commerce
  • tax
  • establish post offices
  • borrow money
  • raise an army
  • create naturalization law
47
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implied powers

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  • punish tax evaders
  • print money
  • create banks
  • regulate and limit immigration
  • draft for the military
  • establish minimum wage
  • ban discrimination
  • laws protecting the disabled
  • regulate banking
  • bar shipping of certain items

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