Government

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Organización del estado Colombiano

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Political organization of Spain

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Presidential Impeachment Process

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U.S. Branches of Government

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Powers of Congress

Non Legislative Powers

removal power

grants congress the power to remove any federal official from office

ratification power

gives senate exclusive power to ratify treaties between the united states and other nations

confirmation power

senate has the power to approve presidential appointments or federal officials

power to choose a president

is a joint session of congress to count electoral votes

Impeachment

a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.

Powers Denied to Congress

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Congress can't suspend this. Court order that requires the police to bring a prisoner to court and explain why that person is being detained.

Bill of Attainder

Congress can't pass laws that someone punish someone without a jury trial

Concurrent

State also has that power (borrow money and collect taxes)

Expost Facto Laws

Congress can't pass laws that make an act a crime after the act was committed (before the law was passed)

10th amendment

Limits Congress as they Can't interfere with the powers of the states (voting and education)

Expressed Peactime Powers

Clause 8

grant patents and copyrights

Clause 9

create courts inferior to the Supreme Court

Clause 3

regulate foreign trade and interstate commerce

Clause 2

borrow money

clause 1

impose and collect taxes, duties, and excises

implied power to establish the irs

Expressed wartime Powers

Clause 16

To provide for organizing arming, and discipline

Clause 13

To make laws governing land and naval forces

Clause 14

Clause 14 To make laws governing land and naval forces

Clause 12

To raise and support armies

Clause 11

To declare war