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| Expressed powers: a.k.a. delegated powers |
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• levy and collect taxes (tax laws must start in the House of Representatives and must be approved by Senate)
• borrow money; coin, print and regulate money
• establish bankruptcy laws, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, copyrights & patents
• declare war; raise and support and army and navy
• establish a post office & federal courts
• regulate immigration and naturalization, pass laws
• if no candidate receives a majority of the votes – the House picks the president from among the three vote getters – Senate chooses the Vice President |
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powers not stated in the Constitution that allow
whatever is necessary and proper (elastic clause) to carry out
the expressed powers. |
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• Ratify treaties (Senate), Approve Presidential appointments (Senate), Propose Constitutional amendments by 2/3 vote
• Bring Impeachment charges (House),Try impeachment cases (Senate), Investigate |
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| The Power of Approval and Removal |
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Senate has the power to approve or reject the president’s nominees
Congress may remove any federal official who has committed a serious offense |
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court order that requires police to bring a
prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person |
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| laws that punish a person without a jury trial |
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| laws that make an act a crime after the act was committed |
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