Name______________________________ Class: ______ Legislative Branch Powers Specifically listed in the Constitution Expressed Article 1, Section 8 Coin Money Powers Impeach and remove executive and judicial officers Control commerce/trade Approve the president’s budget Make laws Declare war Approve presidential appointments Necessary and Proper Clause “to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers” Implied Powers Allows Congress to stretch its delegated powers to manage new situations and to pass laws related to situations that developed long after the Constitution was written. (airline industry, internet) Also called the Elastic Clause *Set up Military Academies *Provide for the General Welfare of the U.S. Congress has the power to accuse high federal officials of Special serious crimes against the country and to bring them to trial. Powers The federal officials that Congress can bring to trial include the president, vice president, and federal judges. Congress
Name______________________________ Class: ______ Legislative Branch Powers Expressed Powers Specifically listed in the Constitution Article 1, Section 8 Coin Money Impeach and remove executive and judicial officers Control commerce/trade Approve the president’s budget Make laws Declare war Approve presidential appointments Implied Powers Necessary and Proper Clause “to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers” Allows Congress to stretch its delegated powers to manage new situations and to pass laws related to situations that developed long after the Constitution was written. (airline industry, internet) Also called the Elastic Clause *Set up Military Academies *Provide for the General Welfare of the U.S. Special Powers Congress has the power to accuse high federal officials of serious crimes against the country and to bring them to trial. The federal officials that Congress can bring to trial include the president, vice president, and federal judges. Congress