Use the chart to answer the question.
Power of the House of Representatives Power of the Senate
A. Initiate revenue bills Choose the president if no majority in Electoral College
B. Impeach federal officials Confirm presidential appointments
C. Convict federal officials in impeachment trial Ratify treaties
D. Negotiate treaties Declare war
Use the chart to identify the correct powers of each congressional chamber as outlined in Article I of the Constitution.
A. B
B. D
C. A
D. C
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A. B
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B. The necessary and proper clause allows Congress to expand upon the powers stated in the Constitution, from which implied powers derive.
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A. It allowed Congress to create a national bank even though it was not expressed in the Constitution.
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D. Congress needed sufficient power to govern, but not unlimited power.
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D. The elastic clause would not create a tyrannical government, but enable the government to perform basic functions crucial for its effectiveness.
Which of the following statements best hypothesizes why the Constitution provides for expressed powers?
A. Congress needed the power to add amendments to the Constitution in the future.
B. Congress needed unlimited power, so the Framers provided for that.
C. Congress needed the power to pass laws involving taxation.
D. Congress needed sufficient power to govern, but not unlimited power.
Which of the following statements best describes how the necessary and proper clause led to Congress’s implied powers?
A. The necessary and proper clause limits Congress’s power relative to the states in the Constitution, which created implied powers.
B. The necessary and proper clause allows Congress to expand upon the powers stated in the Constitution, from which implied powers derive.
C. The necessary and proper clause states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, which allowed Congress to create implied powers.
D. The necessary and proper clause allows Congress to limit states’ rights, which led to Congress’s implied powers.
How did McCulloch v. Maryland establish the implied powers doctrine?
A. It allowed Congress to create a national bank even though it was not expressed in the Constitution.
B. It allowed Congress to declare war even though it was not expressed in the Constitution.
C. It allowed Congress to establish a post office even though it was not expressed in the Constitution.
D. It allowed Congress to collect taxes even though it was not expressed in the Constitution.
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
“What is a power, but the ability or faculty of doing a thing? What is the ability to do a thing, but the power of employing the MEANS necessary to its execution? What is a LEGISLATIVE power, but a power of making LAWS? What are the MEANS to execute a LEGISLATIVE power but LAWS? What is the power of laying and collecting taxes, but a LEGISLATIVE POWER, or a power of MAKING LAWS, to lay and collect taxes? What are the proper means of executing such a power, but NECESSARY and PROPER laws?”
Which of the following best summarizes this quote from Federalist, no. 33?
A. Expressed powers are necessary for a government to function because Congress needs a certain amount of power.
B. The elastic clause would create a tyrannical government and should not be part of the Constitution.
C. Allowing for implied powers by adding the elastic clause could potentially take power away from the executive branch.
D. The elastic clause would not create a tyrannical government, but enable the government to perform basic functions crucial for its effectiveness.