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All treaties must be
approved by a 2/3 vote in
this house of Congress
What is the Senate?
Congress sets the rules for
this process, in which a
person is declared legally
incapable of repaying
debts
What is bankruptcy?
This expressed power
lets Congress take
private land and put it
to public use by
paying a “just
compensation”
What is eminent
domain?
This is the only restriction
on Congress regarding
their power to establish
courts?
What is that there
must be one Supreme
Court?
Congress abdicated
its power to declare
war by passing this
resolution
What is the Gulf of
Tonkin Resolution?
Someone who
believed the powers
should be limited to
the expressed powers
would be called this
What is a strict
constructionist?
This clause of the
Constitution gives
Congress the power
to do what it must to
carry out the
expressed powers
What is the
Necessary and Proper
Clause?
This wonderful
man is responsible
for allowing
Congress to use
implied powers
Who is Chief Justice
John Marshall?
In this Supreme
Court case, the court
upheld Congress’
right to exercise
implied powers
What is McCulloch v.
Maryland?
This expressed power
of Congress has been
used more often than
any other expressed
power to justify
implied powers
What is the power to
regulate commerce?
This is a tax imposed
on one person, but
paid by another
What is an indirect
tax?
This is money that a
creditor must accept
by law
What is legal tender?
Monies currently owed
by our national to
creditors, including
foreign countries
What is the national
debt?
Due to poor
congressional
budget discipline
and many other
(@#$%’!)
problems, it reached
$1.3 trillion in 2011
What is the deficit?
This Supreme Court
case broadly
expanded the
definition of
“commerce”
What is Gibbons v.
Ogden?
This term means to
bring criminal
charges against the
Pres. or Vice-Pres.
while he is in office
What is
impeachment?
A 2/3 vote in both
houses of Congress
can propose one of
these
What is a
Constitutional
Amendment?
For a president’s
appointment to an
office to go through,
this is required
What is a Senate
majority vote?
These are the only
two presidents to
have been impeached
Who are Andrew
Johnson and Bill
“Bubba” Clinton?
This event would
cause the House of
Representatives to
choose the president
What is a lack of an
electoral college
majority?
This is the home
country of singing
star Shakira?
What is Colombia?
This is the name of the
current pope
Who is Francis I?
The movie featuring
former WWF star
Dwayne “The Rock”
Johnson and plenty of
fast cars
What is “Fast Five?”
These are the top 3 rock
n’ roll bands of the
“British Invasion”
Who are the Beatles,
Rolling Stones, and The
Who?
As the old saying goes,
“Never look a” this “in the
mouth”
What is a gift horse?