12. Read this excerpt from the U.S. Constitution.

To declare War, grant Letter of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; -Article I, Section 8
This section of the Constitution relates to
a- the implied powers of the executive branch
b- the expressed powers of the executive branch
c- the implied powers of the legislative branch
d- the expressed powers of the legislative branch

13. Read this excerpt from the textbook:

In, 1952, at the height of the Korean War, a labor dispute threatened to shut down the nation's steel industry and imperil the war effort. To avert a strike, President Harry Truman, acting as commander in chief, ordered the Secretary of Commerce to seize and operate several steel mills. But the Supreme Court found that here the President had overstepped his constitutional authority. It held that only Congress, acting under its commerce power, could authorize the seizure of private property in time of war, and it has not done so.
This is an example of
a- the judicial branch limiting the legislative branch
b- the legislative branch limiting the executive branch
c- the judicial branch limiting the executive branch
d- the legislative branch limiting the judicial branch.

12. A - no

13. C - yes

12 is D

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12. A
13. C

12. To determine the answer to this question, we need to understand the concept of implied and expressed powers in the U.S. Constitution.

Implied powers refer to powers that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution but are suggested or implied by the enumerated powers. Expressed powers, on the other hand, are the powers that are specifically listed or granted to a branch of the government in the Constitution.

In the given excerpt from the U.S. Constitution, it describes the powers of Congress to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, make rules concerning captures on land and water, and raise and support armies.

Based on this information, we can conclude that the section of the Constitution mentioned in the excerpt relates to the expressed powers of the legislative branch (Congress). Therefore, the correct answer is (d) the expressed powers of the legislative branch.

13. In this scenario, we have to determine which branch of government is limiting another branch of government based on the provided information.

The excerpt explains that during the Korean War, President Harry Truman ordered the seizure and operation of several steel mills to prevent a labor dispute from shutting down the nation's steel industry, jeopardizing the war efforts. However, the Supreme Court ruled that the President had overstepped his constitutional authority. They held that only Congress, acting under its commerce power, could authorize the seizure of private property in times of war, and since Congress had not done so, the President's action was deemed unconstitutional.

From this explanation, we can conclude that the Supreme Court, which is part of the judicial branch, limited the executive branch by declaring the President's actions as unconstitutional. Therefore, the correct answer is (c) the judicial branch limiting the executive branch.