Congressional Powers by https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers Chapter 6 en-us 2017-02-14 02:36:01 UTC 2025-12-01 03:27:23 UTC hello@padlet.com The Balance of Power sumaiya_akhtar01 https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153611995 -limiting the presidency; Andrew Johnson, Nixon and Watergate
-emergency powers granted 
-budget and currency issues
-impoundment: presidents refusal to spend money Congress has voted to fund a program
-line-item veto: rejecting art of a bill ]]> 2017-02-14 02:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153611995 Sources of Political Tension sumaiya_akhtar01 https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612043 -system of checks and balances established by constitution- branches counteract each other 
-party politics: democrats vs. republicans, can result in divided government 


]]> 2017-02-14 02:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612043 The Power of Oversight sumaiya_akhtar01 https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612185 -Legislative oversight: power to review executive branch activities on an ongoing basis
-checks and balances processes
-Legislative veto: ruled unconstitutional in 198]]> 2017-02-14 02:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612185 The Power to Investigate sumaiya_akhtar01 https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612221 -congressional committees have the power to investigate other members or groups
-Jack Abramoff: bribed officials (Representative Bob Ney)
-similar to court powers- can subpoena, grant immunity, charging for perjury ]]> 2017-02-14 02:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612221 Non-legislative Powers sumaiya_akhtar01 https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612245 -Removal Power: impeachment 
-Confirmation Power: Senate approves Presidential appointments to office 
-Ratification Power: Senate ratifies formal treaties with other nations
-Amendment Power: Congress and state legislatures can propose amendments ]]> 2017-02-14 02:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612245 Legislative Powers sumaiya_akhtar01 https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612322 -"Power of the Purse": levying taxes and providing fro general welfare 
-regulating foreign and interstate commerce
-Affordable Care Act challenged in court (2012): requirement that individuals purchase health care exceeds Congress’s commerce clause power. Law was upheld based on taxation power  not commerce clause.
-War Powers Act of 1973: Congress can send troops without declaring war 
-granting copyrights and patents 


]]> 2017-02-14 02:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612322 Constitutional Provisions sumaiya_akhtar01 https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612351 -expressed vs. implied powers: necessary and proper clause 
-Congress expanding its role to fit nation's needs
-issue of different interpretations of constitution ]]> 2017-02-14 02:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sumaiya_akhtar01/congressional_powers/wish/153612351