1. Warm Up – March 12 Answer the following questions on a post it:
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
How many years are in a Senator’s term? How many for the House of the Representatives?
Who votes for Senators? Who votes for members of the House of Representatives?
Who does a Senator represent?
Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
What is the term to describe the powers specifically given to the national government?

2. Unit 4: Legislative and executive branches
Powers of Congress

3. Expressed Powers
Expressed powers - powers specifically given to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
First 17 clauses of the Constitution are expressed powers
Examples-Congress can borrow money, declare war, raise an army (these powers are actually written in the Constitution.)

4. Implied Powers
Implied Powers- powers not specifically written in the Constitution.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 and is known as the NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE or ELASTIC CLAUSE
Examples- airline regulation, drug trafficking (these items aren’t mentioned in the original document.

5. Legislative Powers
Any power given to Congress that deals with making laws
Examples: laws that deal with spending money, regulating trade, foreign relations.

6. Non – Legislative Powers
Any power that does not deal with making laws.
Examples-removal of government officials, investigations, making an amendment

7. Powers Denied to Congress
Article I, Section 9- There are certain things Congress cannot do
Cannot suspend Writ of Habeus Corpus (cannot detain an individual without cause)
No Bill of Attainder – cannot determine the guilt of an individual
Cannot pass Ex Post Facto Laws - laws that declare an act illegal after it has been committed
Can’t place export taxes on goods
Post-Preference Clause – Can’t pass laws favoring one state over another

8. TOD – March 12
Answer the following questions on the same post it as the warm up:
Describe the definition of expressed powers and give an example.
Describe the definition of implied powers and give an example
What are legislative powers?
What powers are denied to Congress?

9. TOD – March 12
On a post it –
Which candidate do you believe best understood and explained their stance on the major issues and won the debate? You must write one paragraph to support your choice