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Give three examples of laws that congress can enact under the Constitution and three examples of laws that Congress cannot enact?
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Congress can borrow money on the credit of the U.S., they can make laws, and they have the power of calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union.
They cannot create a notional public school system, require people to vote or attend church, or abolish jury trials.
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Congress can effect changes to the Constitution by?
Congress effects changes to the Constitution by proposing amendments that would have to be ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures or state conventions called for the purpose of ratification. Congress cannot make any Constitutional changes on its own.
What is the constitutional rights?
It is the rights embodied in the Constitution and that these rights cannot be changed or repelled by Congress through legislation.
What gives the president the power to prorogue a session of congress only if the two houses cannot agree on a date?
The Constitution gives the president the power to prorogue a session of Congress if the two houses can not agree on a date. This is found in Article 2 of the Constitution.
What restrictions does the Constitution places on Congress in establishing the Presidents salary?
The Presidents salary cannot be increased or decreased at any time during his term. This is to ensure that Congress does not use the Presidents salary as a bargaining tool to influence executive decisions. Constitution Article 2 Section1 Clause 7
Which is a limit the constitution places on the commerce power?
all of the following are explicit limitations placed placed by the constitution on the use of commerce power... - Taxation of exports. - Prohibition of favoring one state's ports over another. - Prohibition of requiring vessels from one state to pay duties in another state. -Could not do anything to limit the slave trade for 20 years, until 1808
What does it mean to 'dissolve congress'?
The USA has no such process under the Constitution, Congress cannot be dissolved.
What special privileges does the constitution give members of congress?
Debates in Congress cannot be questioned in the courts.
Can the president suspend congress?
No. The Congress derives its power from the Constitution, not from the president. The president and Congress are co-equal branches of the govenerment: the president cannot suspend the congress, and the Congress cannot suspsend the Presidency
What is the limit the constitution places on the commerce power?
Congress cannot regulate foreign trade.
Congress can effect changes to the Constitution by?
Congress effects changes to the Constitution by proposing amendments that would have to be ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures or state conventions called for the purpose of ratification. Congress cannot make any Constitutional changes on its own.
If the two houses of congress cannot agree on adjournment who sets the time?
The president sets the time if the two houses of Congress cannot agree on adjournment. This power is given to the president by the Constitution.
Where does the basis for congressional regulatory authority lie in congress?
inference that it can because the constitution does not say that it cannot
The Constitution requires that how many of the members of Congress be present in order to vote on a bill?
The Constitution requires that at least one half of the members of Congress be present in order to vote on a bill. Without that amount, a vote cannot be held.
If Any change congress makes in the president's salary cannot apply to the person who is president when the law is passes why do you think the constitution has this rule?
Congress must set its own pay.
What is the constitutional rights?
It is the rights embodied in the Constitution and that these rights cannot be changed or repelled by Congress through legislation.
What can't the congress do?
Congress cannot suspend the right of the Writ of Habeas Corpus unless it is a matter of public safety, it cannot pass ex posto facto laws, it cannot grant a title of nobility, and it cannot lay tax on items exported from and state. Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution lists prohibited behaviors for Congress in detail.
A member of Congress cannot be arrested for speeding while going to a meeting of Congress.?
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