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Express. Implied Comm. Non-Leg. Grab Bag 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 All treaties must be approved by a 2/3 vote in this house of Congress What is the Senate? Congress sets the rules for this process, in which a person is declared legally incapable of repaying debts What is bankruptcy? This expressed power lets Congress take private land and put it to public use by paying a “just compensation” What is eminent domain? This is the only restriction on Congress regarding their power to establish courts? What is that there must be one Supreme Court? Congress abdicated its power to declare war by passing this resolution What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? Someone who believed the powers should be limited to the expressed powers would be called this What is a strict constructionist? This clause of the Constitution gives Congress the power to do what it must to carry out the expressed powers What is the Necessary and Proper Clause? This wonderful man is responsible for allowing Congress to use implied powers Who is Chief Justice John Marshall? In this Supreme Court case, the court upheld Congress’ right to exercise implied powers What is McCulloch v. Maryland? This expressed power of Congress has been used more often than any other expressed power to justify implied powers What is the power to regulate commerce? This is a tax imposed on one person, but paid by another What is an indirect tax? This is money that a creditor must accept by law What is legal tender? Monies currently owed by our national to creditors, including foreign countries What is the national debt? Due to poor congressional budget discipline and many other (@#$%’!) problems, it reached $1.3 trillion in 2011 What is the deficit? This Supreme Court case broadly expanded the definition of “commerce” What is Gibbons v. Ogden? This term means to bring criminal charges against the Pres. or Vice-Pres. while he is in office What is impeachment? A 2/3 vote in both houses of Congress can propose one of these What is a Constitutional Amendment? For a president’s appointment to an office to go through, this is required What is a Senate majority vote? These are the only two presidents to have been impeached Who are Andrew Johnson and Bill “Bubba” Clinton? This event would cause the House of Representatives to choose the president What is a lack of an electoral college majority? This is the home state of NCAA basketball star “Jimmer” Fredette Who is New York? As in Glens Falls, NY… This is the name of the current pope Who is Benedict XVI? The movie featuring former WWF star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and plenty of fast cars What is “Fast Five?” These are the top 3 rock n’ roll bands of the “British Invasion” Who are the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and The Who? As the old saying goes, “Never look a” this “in the mouth” What is a gift horse?