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Gopo ch 11

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The federal government often spends more money than it takes in each year. it then borrows money to make up the difference. what is this called?
a. deficit financing
b. bankruptcy
c. the public debt
d. money laundering
a. deficit financing
according to the constitution, who has the main responsibility for foreign policy?
a. congress
b. the state department
c. the president
d. the individual states
c. the president
what does the Necessary and Proper Clause give to congress?
a. a basis for implied powers
b. a list of formal procedures
c. the commerce powers
d. the power to tax
a. a basis for implied powers
liberal construction has led to which of the following in the US?
a. a large national government
b. fewer government serves
c. less power for congress
d. less state cooperation
a. a large national government
which is a result of congress's broad definition of "commerce"?
a. congress now taxes imports
b. congress now taxes exports
c. federal power has increased
d. federal power has decreased
c. federal power has increased
Constitutional amendments can be proposed by a two-thirds got of which of the following?
a. the judicial branch
b. the executive branch
c. the presidents cabinet
d. each house of congress
d. each house of congress
President bill Clinton was impeached by the house in 1998 over what charges?
A. Income tax evasion
B. spying on republicans
C. Perjury, obstruction of justice
D. Watergate break-in
C. Perjury, obstruction of justice
Which of the following is an executive power or the senate?
A. To appoint the presidents cabinet officers
B. to confirm the presidents major appointments
C. To appoint Supreme Court justices
D. To negotiate a treaty with the presidents advice
B. to confirm the presidents major appointments
Congress has the power to investigate. What kind of power is this?
A. Executive power
B. commerce power
C. Implied power
D. Expressed power
C. Implied power
Which type of congressional powers are clearly spelled out in the constitution?
A. Implied powers
B. inherent powers
C. Expressed powers
D. Commerce powers
C. Expressed powers
Which is another name for money that a creditor must by law accept in payment for debts?
A. Coinage
B. greenbacks
C. Legal tender
D. Paper currency
C. Legal tender
Which explains why congress has powers in the area of foreign affairs?
A. The constitution grants it expressed powers relating to foreign policy
B. congress often goes against the constitution to conduct foreign relations
C. Congress can apply it's domestic powers to foreign affairs when necessary
A. The constitution grants it expressed powers relating to foreign policy
Congress has applied the Necessary and Proper Clause to its use of the Commerce Clause. In doing so, how is the term "commerce" now defined by congress?
A. It refers to just trade within the states
B. it refers to just imports and exports
C. It refers to just government taxation and spending
D. It refers to just about every form of economic activity
D. It refers to just about every form of economic activity
How may congress propose a constitutional amendment?
A. With a two-thirds vote of each house
B. at the request of one or more states
C. By proposing it as a regular bull
D. Through a national vote
A. With a two-thirds vote of each house
From what source does congress get it's investigative powers?
A. They were given to congress by the executive branch
B. they were added by a constitutional amendment
C. They are implied in Article 1, section 1 of the constitution
D. They were given to congress in a Supreme Court decision
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Some congressional powers aren't written in the constitution but are suggested by the powers that are written there. What are they called?
A. Implied powers
B. commerce powers
C. Inherent powers
D. Expressed powers
A. Implied powers
Which of the following is a limit that constitution places on the commerce power?
A. Congress cannot tax exports
B. congress cannot regulate foreign trade
C. Congress cannot prohibit discrimination
D. Congress cannot regulate interstate commerce
A. Congress cannot tax exports
Which describes an indirect tax?
A. It is based on individual income
B. it is imposed on both imports and exports
C. It is collected in the price of products like gasoline and tobacco
D. It is collected by the states and then passed on to the federal government
C. It is collected in the price of products like gasoline and tobacco
Which is true of all indirect taxes collected by congress?
A. They must be spent on education or to ensure public policy
B. they must be added to the constitution as amendments
C. Thy must be reconsidered by congress every ten years
D. They must be collected at the same rate throughout the country
D. They must be collected at the same rate throughout the country
Why are individual states denied the currency power?
A. Bc that would create too much money
B. bc they could not be trusted to print enough Greenbacks
C. Bc congress wouldn't have enough money to spend
D. Bc the different kinds of currency would cause confusion
D. Bc the different kinds of currency would cause confusion
How could congress reduce deficit financing of the federal government?
A. By taxing imports
B. by borrowing more money
C. By cutting spending
D. By avoiding recessions
C. By cutting spending
Where are most bankruptcy cases heard?
A. In state supreme courts
B. in federal district courts
C. In local magistrates' courts
D. In the house of representatives
B. in federal district courts
Why did congress pass the War Powers Resolution after the Vietnam War?
A. To transfer presidential war powers to congress
B. to impeach Pres Nixon for the Vietnam War
C. To limit the Pres's war-making powers
D. To increase the Pres's war-making powers
C. To limit the Pres's war-making powers
How can an inventor protect the right to manufacture and sell an invention he or she has made?
A. By applying for a patent
B. by applying for a copyright
C. By applying for a trademark
D. By applying for eminent domain
A. By applying for a patent
Which is an example of a congressional power that is implied by the expressed power to levy taxes?
A. The power to tax exports
B. the power to establish federal banks
C. The power to punish those who don't pay their taxes
D. The power to appropriate funds for appropriate funds for approved budget items
C. The power to punish those who don't pay their taxes
after the constitution was approved, strict constructionists disagreed with the liberal constructionist view of the powers of congress. how did they think a liberal constructionist view would affect the nation?
a. it would expand the powers of the states
b. it would reduce the powers of the states
c. it would cause an uprising of the american people
d. it would cause conflict between the branches of government
b. it would reduce the powers of the states
if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes for president, what happens?
a. a new election must be held
b. the popular vote decides the winner
c. the house votes by state to decide the winner
d. the senate votes by state to decide the winner
c. the house votes by state to decide the winner
once a president has been impeached, what happens next?
a. the people choose a new president
b. the president is tried in the senate
c. the president is formally censured
d. the president is removed from office
b. the president is tried in the senate
what is the senate's role in making treaties with foreign powers?
a. it negotiates the treaties itself
b. it has no role in making treaties
c. it can break treaties made by the president
d. it advises the president on treaties
d. it advises the president on treaties
which is a reason why congress uses its power to investigate?
a. to take powers granted to the states
b. to change supreme court decisions
c. to oversee executive agencies
d. to increase its executive powers
c. to oversee executive agencies
the Federal Government's practice of spending more money than it takes in each year and borrowing to make up the difference is called
a. deficit financing
b. bankruptcy
c. the public debt
d. money laundering
a. deficit financing
who may file a lawsuit to enforce the protections of a copyright?
a. the Library of Congress
b. the U.S. Patent Office
c. the Copyright Office
d. the copyright holder
d. the copyright holder
as part of its judicial powers, congress can
a. appoint supreme court justices
b. set the punishments for state crimes
c. define federal crimes and punishments
d. create courts above the Supreme court
c. define federal crimes and punishments
which of the following is correctly associated with the liberal constructionists?
a. "that government is best which governs least"
b. mistrust of Federal Government Power
c. a strong National Government
d. narrow definition of "commerce" in Commerce Clause
c. a strong National Government
which of the following is an executive power of the senate?
a. to appoint the president's cabinet officers
b. to confirm the president's major appointments
c. to appoint supreme court justices
d. to negotiate treaties with foreign countries
b. to confirm the president's major appointments
which of the following is not a reason why congress may choose to conduct investigations?
a. to gather info for framing legislation
b. to focus public attention on a specific matter
c. to expose questionable activities by a public official
d. to select presidential nominees for the major parties
d. to select presidential nominees for the major parties
which of the following is an example of a tax congress would have the power to levy?
a. a tax on church services
b. a tax on individuals' income
c. a tax on cotton exports
d. a tax to buy vacation homes for members of congress
b. a tax on individuals' income
congress and the courts have adopted such a broad interpretation of the implied powers that the term "commerce" in the Commerce Clause now refers to
a. all of Congress's powers
b. taxes, imports, and exports
c. government taxation and spending
d. virtually every form of economic activity
d. virtually every form of economic activity
the senate can neither confirm nor reject the President's
a. treaties
b. Cabinet appointments
c. Supreme Court nominees
d. decision to run for reelection
d. decision to run for reelection
Congress exercises its investigatory power mainly through
a. conference committees
b. joint sessions
c. its standing committees
d. the House of Representatives
c. its standing committees
All indirect taxes passed by congress must be
a. used for education or to ensure public safety
b. ratified in the form of Constitutional amendments
c. reevaluated by congress after ten years have passed
d. levied at the same rate in every part of the country
d. levied at the same rate in every part of the country
realistically, congress could reduce deficit financing of the Federal Government only by
a. taxing exports
b. borrowing more
c. cutting spending
d. eliminating recessions
c. cutting spending
Why did the Framers give congress the power to coin money?
a. bc there was no paper currency in use at the time
b. bc the states demanded single national currency
c. so that congress would have money to pay the war debt
d. in order to create a single national system of hard money
d. in order to create a single national system of hard money
A person who wants to protect the right to manufacture and sell the invention he or she has made needs to apply to congress for a
a. patent
b. copyright
c. trademark
d. infringement
a. patent
the Federal Government's power to take private property for public use is called
a. eminent domain
b. territorial power
c. naturalization
d. copyright authority
a. eminent domain
Liberal and strict constructions would most likely disagree over which power of congress?
a. declaring war
b. establishing rules for naturalization
c. collecting taxes
d. regulating manufacturing
d. regulating manufacturing
which presidents have been impeached?
a. Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton
b. Andrew Johnson and Richard Nixon
c. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
d. Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
c. Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
A major presidential appointment must be approved by
a. both the House and the Senate
b. the house
c. the senate
d. the supreme court
c. the senate
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