Legislative Branch Test 2- Answers

Expressed powers

powers directly stated in the constitution

Implied powers

powers needed to carry out the powers stated in the constitution

Inherent powers

powers the government has because the US is a nation.

Tax, raise an army, and power to trade

are three examples of three expressed powers of the legislative branch.

Deficit

name for how much more money the US spends than it brings in taxes in a given year.

Control borders and control citizenship

are examples of two powers the US has because it is a nation.

Debt

name for the total amount that the US owes.

The amount the US owes in measured in

trillions

Legal Tender

the official name for money, what people accept as payment.

Copy right

protection of words, art, and ideas

Patent

protection on things people invent.

Strict constructionists

the people who wanted the federal government to be small and have very little power. They were led by Thomas Jefferson.

Liberal/Loose Constructionists

people who wanted the federal government to run things for the nation. They wanted it to be big and powerful. They were led by Alexander Hamilton.

There is the power the legislative branch has to remove people. This process starts when the _____ says there is enough evidence that the person did something wrong and needs to be put on trial.

house of representatives

Impeachment

being able to remove people

senate

where you go to trial