Robert Pendergrast Period 5 3/11/11 Chapter 11 1-4 Section 1 1.

What two features of the American system of government have an impact on the scope of the powers of Congress? a. The American government is a limited government and is federal in form. Large areas of power are denied to Congress because of what the constitution says. 2. (a) What position did the strict constructionists take in the early years under the Constitution? (b) The liberal constructionists? (c) Which groups views prevailed? a. (a) The Strict constructionists argued the Anti-Federalist position from the ratification period. (b) The liberal constructionists led to adopt the constitution and favored a liberal interpretation of the constitution of the power given to congress. (c) The liberal constructionists won. Section 2 4. For what reason does the Constitution grant the National Government the power to make coins and currency? a. To pay debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. Without the ability to tax, the government was impotent. 5. What kind of trade does the Constitution give Congress the power to regulate? a. With foreign nations, between states, with Indian Tribes, which is called the commerce power. Section 3 1. Define: necessary and proper clause a. Necessary and proper clause part of the constitution that gives congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for executing powers 2. For what reason is the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution also called the Elastic Clause? a. It has been stretched so far and made to cover so much over the years as an excuse to make other laws that may be within the range of congressional authority. 3. What is the doctrine of implied powers? a. A legal principle that the rights and duties of a legislative body or organization are determined from its functions and purposes as specified in its constitution or charter and developed in practice. 4. What is the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland? a. The Supreme Court that congress had the right to establish a national bank as an implied power because the bank was being used to further Congress constitutional authority to tax and distribute funds. It also prevented states from taxing the federal government by declaring Maryland's legislation unconstitutional under the Supremacy Clause. 5. What is the fundamental limitation on the doctrine of implied powers? a. The bases for any implied power must always be found among the expressed powers. It must imply the power to establish the Federal

Reserve System, to make tax evasion a crime and provide for its punishment; establish federal-aid-to-education programs, to draft men into the armed forces, and to fix minimum wages and maximum work hours. Section 4 3. Who makes the choice if the Electoral College fails to elect a president? a. The House of Representatives through voting by States, on the three highest contenders. 4. How is a vice-presidential vacancy now filled? a. The Senate must choose a Vice President when no candidate wins a majority of the electoral votes for that office. This is done by individual senators with majority necessary for election. 5. (a) Which chamber of Congress has the power to impeach? (b) The power to try those who are impeached? a. (a) The House has the sole power to impeach. (b) The Senate has the sole power to Judge in impeachment cases. 6. What two executive powers are held by the Senate? a. In the Senate, the President has Executive powers and the Congress has Legislative Powers.