Powers of Congress - Currituck County Schools



Powers of Congress

Use this outline to structure your note-taking & research of this material! Basic Powers of Congress are listed p. 328 and in the constitution body in the appendix of the textbook. Use the attached cases to help. Wikipedia and other Internet sources will also help in the completion of this information.

I. Legislative Powers of Congress

a. Implied Powers

i. Defined:

ii. Constitutional Source?

iii. Examples of use?

b. Powers of the Purse

i. Defined:

ii. Const. Source?

iii. Examples?

c. Foreign Policy Powers

i. Defined:

ii. Const. Source?

iii. Legislation to support?

iv. Examples?

d. Commerce Clause

i. Defined:

ii. Const. Source?

iii. Examples of use?

iv. Cases involving use?

e. Naturalization

i. Defined:

ii. Const. Sources?

f. Patents and Copyrights

i. Defined:

ii. Const. Source?

II. Non-Legislative Powers

a. Choose President & Vice President

i. Explain process:

ii. Const. Source?

iii. Examples?

b. Impeachment

i. Defined:

ii. Explain process:

iii. Const. Source?

iv. Examples?

c. Proposing Constitutional Amendments

i. Define process:

ii. Const. Source?

d. (Senate) Approval of appointments & Treaties

i. Const. Sources

III. Power to Investigate

a. Explanation of how and when?

b. Results?

c. Immunity and the 5th?

d. Case to support?

e. Recent Examples?

IV. Legislative Oversight

a. Defined

b. Source?

c. Usage?

d. Problems?

V. Legislative Veto

a. Defined?

b. Case?

c. Usage?

VI. Speech & Debate Clause

a. Defined?

b. Source?

c. Case?

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