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CONGRESSIONAL POWERS

Taxing and Spending/ Appropriations bills LEGISLATIVE POWERS Taxing and Spending/ Appropriations bills Tax bills start in the House of Representatives President makes budget Congress approves

Regulating foreign and interstate commerce LEGISLATIVE POWERS Regulating foreign and interstate commerce

Declaring War Congress declares war LEGISLATIVE POWERS Declaring War Congress declares war President orders troops into battle

Creating and maintaining an army and navy LEGISLATIVE POWERS Creating and maintaining an army and navy

LEGISLATIVE POWERS Approving treaties President makes Senate approves

NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS Proposing Amendments Congressional action Proposal = 2/3 Congress Ratification = 3/4 state legislatures

NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS Counting electoral votes

NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS Addressing presidential succession issues

NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS Approving/rejecting Presidential nominees Senate

NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS Impeaching House of Reps. = begins proceedings Senate = acts as a jury

NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS Overseeing government activities Watchdog

POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS Cannot pass laws that violate the Constitution

POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS Cannot suspend the writ of habeas corpus Police have to bring prisoner to court and explain why they are holding him.

POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS Prohibited from passing bills of attainder Laws that punish a person without a jury trial

POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS No ex post facto laws Laws that make an act a crime after it has been committed

POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS Checks and balances Supreme Court determines constitutionality of laws President can veto bills Can only override laws with a 2/3 vote in both houses.