Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Period 6
Summative
Legislative Branch- Makes the laws.
Taxation- Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, and to
pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States.
Example: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) http://www.irs.gov/
Naturalization- The Legislative Branch establishes a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and set up a
process for immigrants to become American citizens.
Example: U.S. Immigration services. http://www.uscitizenship.info/
Declaring War- Only Congress can declare war.
Example: Congress authorizes President Bush to declare war on Iraq.
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/September-October-08/On-this-Day-President-Bush-Declares--War-on-Terror-.html
Borrowing Money: Congress is permitted to go into debt to pay for government programs and
services.
Example: Bloomberg report. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-1104/u-s-deficit-decline-to-2-8-of-gdp-is-unprecedented-turn.html
Post Offices- Congress has the power to set up post offices and to build roads connecting them.
Example: Post office updates. http://www.savethepostoffice.com/
Raising Army and Navy: Congress has the authority to pay or not to pay for military actions but
cannot fund military operations more than 2 years in the future.
Example: U.S. troops deployed in Mindanao.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/389322/news/regions/more-us-troops-deployed-inmindanao-than-iraq-group-claims
Regulating Commerce- Congress has the power to impose regulations on interstate and
international business.
Example: U.S. Department of Commerce. http://www.commerce.gov/
Coining Money: The Legislative Branch controls the minting of money and sets its value.
Example: U.S. Department of Treasury/Coin and Currency.
http://www.treasury.gov/services/Pages/coins-currency.aspx
Patents and Copy rights- Congress has the power to set up a system of copy rights and patents,
granting creative people the exclusive right to sell their creations.
Example: Recent Patents on computer science.
http://www.eurekaselect.com/676
Issues between States- Federal courts can decide disputes between different states, and
disputes between residents of different states.
Example: Supreme Court of the U.S. http://www.supremecourt.gov/
Treason- Was the one and only crime specifically defined in the constitution ad requires two
eye-witnesses to convict someone of the crime.
Example: U.S. Supporter of Al-Qaeda Is Indicted on Treason Charge.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2006/10/11/AR2006101101121.html