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| Powers written in the constitution for Congress |
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| interpretations of the expressed powers |
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| Insisted that Congress should be able to exercise only the expressed powers in the Constitution to keep as much power to the States as possible. |
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| Favored a liberal interpretation of the Constitution, a broad construction of the powers given to Congress. |
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Give three examples of laws that Congress cannot enact. |
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| Cannot create a national public school system, require people to vote or attend church, or set a minimum age for marriage or drivers' licenses. It cannot abolish jury trials. |
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| a charge levied by gov't on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs. |
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| a tax that must be paid directly to the gov't by the person on whom it is imposed. |
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| a tax first paid by one person but then passed on to another person. Ex:cigarettes |
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| All of the money borrowed by the Federal Gov't over the years and not yet repaid, plus the accumulated interest on that money. |
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| Fed.Gov't regularly spends more than it takes in each year and then borrows to make up the difference. |
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| The power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade |
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| Any kind of money that a creditor must by law accept in payment for debts. |
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| Legal proceeding in which the bankrupt's assets are distributed among those to whom a debt is owed. |
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| What three factors brought about the recent return to deficit financing at the federal level? |
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| The Depression of the 1930s, to meet the huge costs of World War II, and to fund wards and social programs over the next several decades. |
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| exclusive right of an author to reproduce, publish, and sell his or her creative work. That right may be assigned to another. |
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| Grants a person the sole right to manufacture, use, or sell "any new and useful art, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof." Good up to 20 years. |
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| the inherent power to take private property for public use. |
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| Necessary and Proper Clause |
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| "Elastic Clause" - gives Congress the expressed power to make Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution |
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| principle or fundamental policy |
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| assings money to a particular use |
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| a replacement, someone to fill the vacancy |
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| a legal order directing one to appear in court and/or to produce certain evidence |
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| What public officers can the House impeach? |
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| The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States |
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