Grades are done!!! Please check Powerschool for your grades. A bonus assignment has been issued below for students that are failing the class. It is due Wednesday December 16 but can be turned in early!
Chapter 11 - Powers of Congress Congress has the power to do many things, but its power is not without limit. The Constitution grants specific powers to the federal government and certain other powers may be reasonably implied. The difficulty lies in knowing where those boundaries have been set. Even after more than two centuries of debate, the definitive resolution to the problem has not yet been found. Government pages 252 - 258 1. What are the three types of congressional power? Define each 2. What article of the Constitution grants congress most of its expressed powers? 3. What is Commerce? 4. Identify the specific commerce and money powers of Congress. 5. What was the dispute and outcome in Gibbons vs. Ogden? 6. What is the difference between a tax and a tariff? 7. What are limits on taxes? 8. What is borrowing power? Public Debt? 9. What is Currency Power? Legal Tender? 10. What is Bankruptcy power? |
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Extra Credit projects are due Monday December 7, 2015. That's Tomorrow!!!! Mr. Holcey Awesome Government Poster Project (Optional - Extra Credit) You will create a poster on CrashCourse government video of your own choosing (and approved beforehand by Mr. Holcey)
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