Powers of Congress

Powers of Congress which are specifically mentioned (written) in the Constitution are known as?

• Expressed or enumerated

• Denied

• Implied

The part of the Constitution which gives Congress the power to do things not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, which are necessary for carrying out its duties is known as the.....?

• supremacy clause

• elastic clause

• amendatory clause

Powers of Congress which are not specifically mentioned (written) in the Constitution are known as...?

• enumerated powers

• delegated powers

• implied powers

The power to approve treaties made by the President belongs to the...?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

The power to choose the President of the United States if no candidate has a majority of electoral votes in the presidential election belongs to the...?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

The power to approve federal appointments made by the President, such as the appointment of federal judges or ambassadors, belongs to...?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

The power to propose revenue bills (bills which call for spending money) belongs to the...?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

The exact phrasing of the elastic clause is that Congress can do anything they find to be "......................" to meet the nation's needs

• "serious"

• "possible & necessary"

• "necessary & proper"

Congress has the expressed power to "raise an army & a navy." Therefore, the power to draft men ages 18-25 into the military by lottery is...

• an enumerated power

• an implied power

• a denied power

Congress has the power to tax.

• True

• False