Congressional Powers CH 6
Quiz by Paul Bachman
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- Q1
president refuses to spend money that Congress has voted for a program
impoundment
expressed power
subpoena
copyright
30s - Q2
allows Congress to review executive branch activities
line-item veto
emergency powers
legislative oversight
subpoena
30s - Q3
needed to override a presidential veto
three-fourths vote
expressed power
two-thirds vote
impoundment
30s - Q4
used the commerce clause to combat racial discrimination
emergency powers
legislative oversight
Civil Rights Act of 1964
revenue bill
30s - Q5
allows the president to reject only part of a bill
revenue bill
impoundment
line-item veto
expressed power
30s - Q6
any power explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution
copyright
subpoena
implied power
expressed power
30s - Q7
a law that raises money
two-thirds vote
emergency powers
legislative oversight
revenue bill
30s - Q8
legal order that requires a person to appear before a court or congressional committee
copyright
subpoena
expressed power
Civil Rights Act of 1964
30s - Q9
the exclusive right to publish and sell a literary, musical, or artistic work
veto
patent
emergency powers
copyright
30s - Q10
may be given to the president in times of crisis
implied powers
emergency powers
expressed powers
revenue bill
30s - Q11
A power given to Congress in the Constitution is the power to
prohibit racial discrimination
draft people into the armed services
support welfare programs
declare war
30s - Q12
In McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall greatly expanded the powers of Congress by
stating that the line-item veto was unconstitutional
providing a very broad interpretation of the “necessary and proper” clause
giving Congress more control over emergency powers
stating that the president had the authority to impound funds
30s - Q13
The Founders decided that revenue bills should originate in the House because
the smaller states would have more control over spending than if the bills originated in the Senate
the House is more stable than the Senate
this method would decrease the chances of the president vetoing the bills
representation in the House is based on population
30s - Q14
Amendments typically become part of the Constitution by being proposed by
Congress and ratified by state conventions
state conventions and ratified by Congress
Congress and ratified by state legislatures
state legislatures and ratified by Congress
30s - Q15
One way that Congress has used its spending authority over the years is to
force witnesses to appear before congressional committees
allow the president to use the line-item veto in specific situations
require local governments to follow specific regulations when giving money to those governments
eliminate the president’s authority to impound funds
30s