Government, Chapter 11
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Henry Cabot Lodge | Senator who destroyed Wilson's work in Versailles |
| Ben Franklin | 1st postmaster general |
| Strict Interpretation | Favors states' rights, Jefferson |
| Liberal/Loose Interpretation | favor broad use of expressed and implied powers, Hamilton |
| Expressed Powers | Act I, Section 8, Clause 1-17; 13 total, directly listed |
| Tariffs | Tax on imports |
| 16th Amendment | 1913, income tax |
| Direct Tax | you pay to government, distributed among states by population |
| Indirect Tax | on product, must be levied at same rate, not paid by you |
| Gibbon v. Ogden | 1824, declared fed power over commerce, over ferry service in NY harbor, Ogden= state license monopoly, Gibbon= fed license |
| Internal Tariffs | Not allowed in US, commerce tax over state lines |
| Chapter 11 Bankruptcy | keep business open |
| Chapter 7 Bankruptcy | take everything |
| League of Nations | Article 10 of Treaty of Versailles, Woodrow Wilson fails to bring involvement of Congress, plans torn up by Henry Cabot Lodge |
| War Powers Act of 1793 | Congress can restrict use of military forces in combat, needed after Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, limit war-making ability of president |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | 1967, LBJ, expanded powers of president over war, limited by War Powers Act of 1973 |
| Naturalization | Federal government provides framework for all to have path to citizenship, states can modify and carry out |
| Copyright | Last life of author + 50 years |
| Patent | Last 17 years, renewal possible, especially renewed by pharmaceutical companies |
| Seward's Folly | purchasing of Alaska, 2 cents/acre, example of power over territories |
| Implied Powers | Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, can only allocate power based on Clause 1-17 |
| Non-Legislative Powers | Four |
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