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Congressional Power Review
Review the key terms, events, and people from the lesson.
- A check and balance possessed by Congress which includes the power to investigate and monitor the actions of the executive branch.
Answer: oversight
- The Senate must approve presidential _______ or people the President selects to fill top government jobs.
Answer: appointees
- The President must get a 2/3 vote of approval from the Senate in order for a _____ to become a law.
Answer: treaty
- The term that refers to a two house legislature
Answer: bicameral
- The lawmaking body of the legislative branch of our federal government
Answer: Congress
- The chamber of Congress that has 435 members
Answer: House of Representatives
- The chamber of Congress that has 100 members
Answer: Senate
- This is the place in the Constitution where you can find information about the legislative branch and its power to make laws.
Answer: Article I
- People represented by each member of Congress, from his or her geographic area
Answer: constituents
- Expressed powers that are specifically granted to Congress in the Constitution
Answer: enumerated powers
- Clause that gives Congress the power to “make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into executions the (expressed) Powers and all other Powers vested (given) by the Constitution.”
Answer: necessary and proper clause
- Suggested powers not specifically stated in the Constitution
Answer: implied powers
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Passed in 1913 that gave Congress the power to collect a federal income tax
Answer: 16th Amendment
- The power to borrow money allows the government to continue to function even when there is a ______ or not enough money to cover expenses.
Answer: budget deficit
- Grants Congress the power to regulate commerce between the states, with Indian tribes, and with foreign nations
Answer: commerce clause
- According to the_____________ of 1973, the President can send troops into battle without approval by Congress for up to 60 to 90 days.
Answer: War Powers Resolution
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A system that allows each branch the ability to limit the power of the other two branches
Answer: checks and balances
- Congress can refuse to fund requests made by the President or they may pass an ____________ to fund select requests.
Answer: appropriation act
- The power of Congress to charge officials in the other two branches with wrongdoing and bring them to trial
Answer: impeachment
- Only Congress has the power to approve spending by the federal government, hence the phrase “____________.”
Answer: power of the purse
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