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Ch. 3.2
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This gives Congress the right to make all "necessary and proper" laws
elastic clause
Article II of the Constitution is important because it
describes the executive branch
The power to pardon persons convicted of federal crimes belongs to
the president
Bankruptcy cases come under the jurisdiction of
the federal courts
Decisions of the Supreme Court can only be overturned by the Court or by
constitutional amendment
The Constitution established only one court, giving ____________________ the authority to set up additional federal courts.
congress
In the case of ____________________, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a broad interpretation for the elastic clause.
McCulloch v. Marlyand
George Washington acted carefully because he knew he was setting a(n) ____________________ for future presidents.
precedent
The federal ____________________ is made up of all executive branch employees.
bureaucracy
In the case of Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice ____________________ established judical review as a power of the Supreme Court.
John Marshall
Powers directly stated in the Constitution
expressed powers
Expressed powers that are numbered
enumerated powers
Lets Congress stretch its powers to meet situations the Founders could not anticipate
elastic clause
The Constitution established only one court, giving ____________________ the authority to set up additional federal courts.
congress
In the case of ____________________, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a broad interpretation for the elastic clause.
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