Chapter 6 Review

Question 1

The “Expressed Powers” Congress has are the same as ______________.

Answer 1

enumerated powers

Question 2

The “Necessary and Proper Clause” found in the Constitution is also called the ________________.

Answer 2

elastic clause

Question 3

Any proposed law for raising money is called a __________________.

Answer 3

revenue bill

Question 4

Any bill that proposes the authorization of the federal government to spend money is called a(an) ___________.

Answer 4

appropriations bill

Question 5

A _____________ issued by a government protects a writer’s works from being copied or printed without his or her permission.

Answer 5

copyright

Question 6

Congress may not suspend this court order that releases a person accused of a crime to determine if he or she has been lawfully detained.

Answer 6

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Question 7

Spending requests for the general welfare of the United States generally come from the _____________.

Answer 7

Executive Branch

Question 8

This power enables Congress to regulate working conditions across the nation.

Answer 8

Power to regulate interstate commerce

Question 9

This congressional power provides for the nation’s population growth.

Answer 9

Power to pass naturalization laws

Question 10

This is a formal accusation of misconduct against an public official.

Answer 10

impeachment

Question 11

Legal order is called a (an) _________________.

Answer 11

subpoena

Question 12

Lying under oath is the short definition of ___________.

Answer 12

perjury

Question 13

Willful obstruction as it applies to the judicial system is the definition of ___________________.

Answer 13

contempt

Question 14

Colonel Oliver North was granted _____________ to testify to Congress.

Answer 14

granted immunity

Question 15

Legislative Oversight is part of the ______________ that keep one of the three parts of the Federal Government from gaining too much power over the others.

Answer 15

checks and balances

Question 16

Giving this to a witness means he or she is free from the threat of prosecution.

Answer 16

immunity

Question 17

Congressional committees may punish people who refuse to testify by ___________.

Answer 17

holding them in contempt

Question 18

Through this power, Congress can check on how the executive branch is administering the law.

Answer 18

legislative oversight

Question 19

This congressional oversight power was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

Answer 19

legislative veto

Question 20

This senator drew condemnation for his smear tactics during investigations.

Answer 20

Joseph McCarthy

Question 21

The power to _____________ a bill passed by Congress is a current presidential power the President can use to influence Congress with regards to lawmaking.

Answer 21

veto

Question 22

In response to a Presidential Veto, Congress has the power to use a ______________ to pass a Bill into Law.

Answer 22

veto override

Question 23

One strategy a President has to combat national economic problems is to employ a _________________.

Answer 23

freeze on wages and prices

Question 24

The nation’s yearly financial plan, prepared by the President and sent to Congress for approval into law is the _________________.

Answer 24

national budget

Question 25

A president's refusal to spend money that has already been appropriated by Congress is called _________.

Answer 25

impoundment

Question 26

A two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress is required to _____________.

Answer 26

override a presidential veto

Question 27

Justice John Paul Stevens said that the line item veto power of the president should be given to him through a(n) ________________, not legislation.

Answer 27

amendment

Question 28

Gridlock between the president and Congress usually occurs because of __________________.

Answer 28

partisan political differences

Question 29

This system makes it likely the president and Congress will always compete for power.

Answer 29

checks and balances

Question 30

In 1974, Congress passed the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act in an effort to increase __________________.

Answer 30

its role and power in planning the budget

Question 31

protects against unlawful imprisonment

Answer 31

writ of habeas corpus

Question 32

power denied to Congress

Answer 32

authority to pass bills of attainder

Question 33

implied congressional powers

Answer 33

necessary and proper clause

Question 34

power to regulate working conditions

Answer 34

regulation of interstate commerce

Question 35

legal order to appear in court

Answer 35

subpoena

Question 36

punishment for refusal to testify

Answer 36

being held in contempt

Question 37

lying under oath

Answer 37

perjury

Question 38

freedom from prosecution

Answer 38

immunity

Question 39

partisan differences halt legislation

Answer 39

gridlock

Question 40

Congressional Budget Office is...

Answer 40

staffed by financial experts

Question 41

Proposed laws for raising money for the federal government are called _____________.

Answer 41

revenue bills

Question 42

Proposed laws to authorize spending money are called _______________.

Answer 42

appropriations bills

Question 43

If you think Congress had the power to charter the Second Bank of the United States, you believe in _______.

Answer 43

loose construction

Question 44

Witnesses who do not tell the truth can be prosecuted for _____________.

Answer 44

perjury

Question 45

This power allows Congress to check on how the executive branch is administering the law.

Answer 45

Legislative Oversight

Question 46

In 2001, President Bush used his authority under the National Emergencies Act to _____________.

Answer 46

suspend military officers' right to retire

Question 47

This action was found unconstitutional because it violated the separation of powers.

Answer 47

legislative veto

Question 48

President Nixon used this to combat economic problems.

Answer 48

wage and price freeze

Question 49

The president's refusal to spend money is called ________________.

Answer 49

impoundment

Question 50

Some historians believe that the checks and balances system between Congress and the president causes ______________.

Answer 50

gridlock in government

Question 51

In Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, these powers of Congress are described.

Answer 51

expressed powers

Question 52

What implies that Congress has powers beyond those expressed in the first 17 clauses of Article I, Section 8?

Answer 52

necessary and proper clause

Question 53

Setting the minimum wage comes under this power of Congress.

Answer 53

regulation of interstate commerce

Question 54

What requires the president to notify Congress when committing military forces?

Answer 54

War Powers Act

Question 55

A legal order that a person appear in court or produce requested documents is called a ___________.

Answer 55

Subpoena

Question 56

Freedom from prosecution for witnesses whose testimony might tie them to illegal acts is called ______________.

Answer 56

Immunity

Question 57

This employee of President Nixon's National Security Council was granted immunity for his testimony before a congressional committee.

Answer 57

Oliver North

Question 58

A good example of the constitutional principle of checks and balances is _______________.

Answer 58

legislative oversight

Question 59

Over the years presidents have assumed more responsibility for the nation's yearly financial plan, or _______________.

Answer 59

the national budget

Question 60

The president's refusal to spend appropriated funds is called

Answer 60

impoundment