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| Expressed Powers of Congress |
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Powers that are found directly in the constitution
Examples: Coin money, maintain/raise an army, tax, declare war, impeach a president |
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| Implied Powers of Congress |
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| The powers not directly stated in the Constitution, but granted through the elastic/necessary and proper clause. Examples include forming organizations like the FAA and Dept of Homeland Security |
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| Inherent Powers of Congress |
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The powers that a sovereign/free nation usually has
examples: controlling immigration or protecting the border. |
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| House of representatives (435 members) and Senate (100 members) |
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| Representative for our District |
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| How house members are elected |
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| based on population, US divided up into 435 single member districts |
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| where similar bills are sent, committees that never change/stay constant |
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| Special committee for certain issues, like the committee on Healthcare reform |
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| Joiny body to create compromised bill |
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