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1 WAC Get a sheet of paper out to turn in. Place a full heading on it. Name, class, teacher, date. Write the question and respond with a minimum ½ page response. Should members of Congress have a limit on the number of terms they can serve? Explain your position. NO BOOK, PHONES, OR OTHER RESOURCES!!!

2 Monday, November 2, 2015 Objective: Students will be able to analyze the implied powers of Congress. Materials Needed: Notebook, pen/pencil

3 Implied Powers Implied powers come from one of the expressed powers Necessary and Proper Clause: “The Congress shall have Power... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.”

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5 The Power to Investigate gather information necessary to the framing of legislation oversee the operations of various agencies in the executive branch focus public attention on some particular matter expose the questionable activities of some public official or private person or group Example: Hillary Clinton and Benghazi, McCarthy hearings in the 1950s

6 Checks on Executive Power Senate confirms all executive branch appointments Senate approves treaties by a 2/3s vote House may be called to elect the President, if no candidate wins a majority of the electoral votes

7 Impeachment the President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States may “be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” the House has the power to impeach (to bring formal charges against a public official) a majority vote is needed to impeach an official the Senate holds the trial of the impeached official a 2/3s vote is needed to convict and remove an official

8 Clinton Impeachment Videos Bernie Sanders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQqKUFw_6gghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQqKUFw_6gg CNN coverage in 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GgPo2cHFq0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GgPo2cHFq0 Daily Show: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/62uxch/the-daily-show- with-jon-stewart-from-my-perspective---impeachmenthttp://www.cc.com/video-clips/62uxch/the-daily-show- with-jon-stewart-from-my-perspective---impeachment


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