chapter 9

Question 1

deals with a vacancy in the vice presidency

Answer 1

25 amendment

Question 2

defines reserved powers

Answer 2

10 amendment

Question 3

restrains congress from restricting of religion speech press or assembly and petition

Answer 3

1 amendment

Question 4

gives the district of columbia three electoral votes

Answer 4

23 amendment

Question 5

institutes the income tax

Answer 5

16 amendment

Question 6

make more pay more

Answer 6

income tax

Question 7

powers of congress listed in the constitution are called

Answer 7

enumerated powers

Question 8

tax on select imports

Answer 8

duty

Question 9

what is a license granted by a nation to a private citizen allowing him to capture merchant ships of another nation

Answer 9

letter of marque

Question 10

internal taxes on production sale or use of certain items or services

Answer 10

exicses

Question 11

what is a nation retaliation against another nation when provoked

Answer 11

reprisal

Question 12

unsecured paper money

Answer 12

greenbacks

Question 13

inherent powers needed to exercise listed powers are called

Answer 13

implied poweres

Question 14

money required to be accpeted

Answer 14

legal tender

Question 15

if no candidate in a presidential election recieves the majority of electoral votes,the ____ has/have the responsibility to decide the outcome

Answer 15

house of representative

Question 16

ratification of treaties, confirmation of appointments, and trails of impeached politicians are duties of which house of congress

Answer 16

senate

Question 17

powers not delegated to the united states nor prohibited to the states are called

Answer 17

reserved poweres

Question 18

government compensation programs that the law requires congress to protect and include social security medicare and great society programs are called

Answer 18

entitlements

Question 19

when a member of congress supports another member’s spending project in exchange for support of his own or is called

Answer 19

legrolling

Question 20

members of congress cannot be _____ when attending their house of congress and except for what

Answer 20

arrested
except for treason
felony
breach of the peace

Question 21

congress has the power to _____ its own members

Answer 21

expel

Question 22

the ____ implemented in 1994 elimanted many tarrifs on imports from Canada and Mexico

Answer 22

NAFTA

Question 23

In gibbons vs ogden the supreme court ruled that commerce between or among the states was under federal control type of commerce is called

Answer 23

interstate commerce

Question 24

internment of _____ is considered a violation of civil rights justified by war powers that occured during WW11

Answer 24

japenoese americans

Question 25

how many justices are on the US supreme court today

Answer 25

nine

Question 26

the consitution discuss the creation of the "seat of the government of the US" this "seat" is now located in

Answer 26

washington DC

Question 27

what two states orginally ceded land for use as the nation's seat of government

Answer 27

maryland and virginia

Question 28

another name for an import tax is

Answer 28

duty or tarrif

Question 29

items such as gasoline,tobacoo,alchol,firearms,phone services,and airline taxes include "hidden taxes" called

Answer 29

excise

Question 30

_____ means belonging to and enjoying all the privileges rights and duties as a member of a nation

Answer 30

citizenship

Question 31

is a declaration of the inability to pay one's debt

Answer 31

bankruptcy

Question 32

a legal order to appear as a witness is called a

Answer 32

subpoena

Question 33

all federal judicial appointments are subject to ______; or the approval process by the senate

Answer 33

confirmation

Question 34

the formal approval process of a treaty is called

Answer 34

ratification

Question 35

formally charging government officials with "treason bribary or others high crimes and misdemeanors" is called

Answer 35

impeachment

Question 36

which branches of government are given war powers in the constitution

Answer 36

excutive and legislation

Question 37

which three president have been impeached

Answer 37

andrew johnson bill clinton donald trump

Question 38

put the punishment for members of congress in order to severity from least to greatest

Answer 38

reprimand censure expulsion

Question 39

the financial powers of congress

Answer 39

- the power to tax - the power to impose tariffs on imported goods - the power to borrow money - the power to punish counterfeiters - the power to provide for the general welfar of the US - the power to coin money

Question 40

identify responsibilites of the senate which the HOR doesn't have and responsibilities of the HOR which the US senate does not have

Answer 40

The senate can ratify treaties,confirms executive and judicial appoinments. While the HOR orginates revenue bills.The senate conducts impeachment trails and HOR can also impeach.

Question 41

impeachment trails are conducted by the

Answer 41

senate

Question 42

list two examples of entitlements

Answer 42

great society programs | medicare social security