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All of the official activities of the U.S. Congress are written down in the Congressional Record.
All of the official activities of the U.S. Congress are written down in the Congressional Record.
Expressed powers are powers written down for Congress in the Constitution.
Expressed powers are powers written down for Congress in the Constitution.
What are the Non Legislative Powers or Congress???
Congress cannot veto a law. Any law must be written and passed by Congress in the first place. The president can then veto it. Congress can override the veto with a 2/3 majority. After a law is passed, the Supreme Court can strike it down if they declare the law unconstitutional.
Because the South reluctantly agreed to it, having been offered inducements, including the Fugitive Slave Act, allowing official slave-catchers to hunt down runaways.
Statutory law is law enacted by a legislative body (ie parliament/congress), it is basically law that is written down and which controls and protects society.
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The Confederation Congress had no power to put down rebellions.
There are no laws that state members of Congress can be arrested for shutting down the Government.
Thomas Jefferson sold his personal library to the U.S. Congress for $23,950 in 1815 to replace the collection at the Library of Congress after the library was burned down by the British in 1814.