Unit 4 Legislative Branch Review

Congressional powers that are NOT stated explicitly in the Constitution are called

• Elastic powers

• Implied powers

• Expressed powers

• Concurrent powers

A court order that requires police to being a prisoner to court to explain why they are being held is called

• Writ of Habeas Corpus

• De facto segregation

• De jure segregation

• Bill of Attainder

This gives Congress the right to make laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers.

• Impeach

• Bill of attainder

• implied powers

• Elastic clause

Specific powers of Congress that are listed in the Constitution are called

• Concurrent powers

• Super powers

• Expressed powers

• Implied powers

To accuse officials of misconduct in office

• Impeach

• Prosecute

• Filibuster

• Writ of Habeas Corpus

A law that punishes a person without a jury trial

• Filibuster

• Amendment

• Resolution

• Bill of Attainder

The non-legislative powers of Congress include the power to

• tax

• control commerce

• check other branches (impeachments, appointments)

• spend money

The elastic clause allows Congress to

• tax U.S. citizens in times of economic crisis

• make temporary treaties with foreign countries

• regulate trade between states

• stretch its powers to meet new needs

Congress cannot

• impeach judges

• monitor the executive branch

• control interstate commerce

• favor one state over another

Congress is considered a bicameral body because

• it has 535 members

• it has two houses

• the legislative branch is more powerful than the executive branch

• the Great Compromise established equal representation in the House