Question 1

According to the power of eminent domain, which of the following actions can Congress take?

Accepted Answer

Offer the owner of a vacant lot a fair price for a stretch of land needed for a new interstate highway ramp.

Answer

Notify the owner of a warehouse that his building is going to be turned into a library.

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Require an owner to tear down an apartment building in order to create a new public park.

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Purchase a block of homes at the price of undeveloped land to tear down and build a private university.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST characterizes how Congress and the President share power in the fields of foreign affairs, war, and national defense?

Accepted Answer

The President can use military forces in response to an attack, but only Congress can declare war.

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Congress' war and foreign policy powers defer to the President's expressed powers in these areas.

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The War Powers Resolution granted equal war and foreign policy powers to Congress and the President.

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The Constitution grants all of the war powers to the President, and all of the foreign policy powers to Congress.

Question 3

Which article outlines the expressed powers explicitly given to Congress?

Accepted Answer

Article 1, Section 8

Answer

Article 4, Section 7

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Article 3, Section 2

Answer

Article 2, Section 3

Question 4

What grants a person the sole right to manufacture, use , or sell any new and useful improvement?

Accepted Answer

patent

Answer

bankruptcy

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legal tinder

Answer

copyright

Question 5

Congresses' commerce powers are an example of which type of delegated power?

Accepted Answer

expressed power

Answer

delegated power

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implied power

Answer

inherent power

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