Congress Sections 1&2

the people who live within the particular geographic area a member of

Congress represents

• constituents

• apportionment

• appropriation

• impeachment

the distribution of House seats among the states based on population

• constituents

• apportionment

• appropriation

• impeachment

a bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose

• constituents

• apportionment

• appropriation

• impeachment

when Congress charges an official in the executive or judicial branch with wrongdoing and brings them to trial

• constituents

• apportionment

• appropriation

• impeachment

when Congress uses its broad powers to review how the executive branch is operating and to make sure it is following the laws Congress has passed

• apportionment

• oversight

• impeachment

• appropriation

Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, which

states Congress’s implied powers; also called the elastic clause

• necessary and proper clause

• indirect tax

• direct tax
  

• deficit

a tax levied on one person but passed on to another for payment to the government

• direct tax
  

• indirect tax

• deficit

• commerce clause

a tax an individual pays directly to the government

• direct tax
  

• indirect tax

• deficit

• commerce clause

when the federal government is not generating enough income to meet its

expenses

• budget deficit
• budget surplus
• balanced budget
• national debt

Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which states that the federal government has the right to regulate interstate commerce

• commerce clause

• direct tax

• indirect tax

• subpoenas