United States Government

Homework due Wednesday, April 22

Magruder’s American Government, pp 296-309

Read “The Great Basketball Swindle”, WSJ article.  What issues of eminent domain are raised in this article?

Terms and concepts 

         Commerce clause

         Commerce power

         Gibbons v. Ogden

         3 purposes for which taxes are levied

         4 limitations on Congressional power to tax

         Treasury notes

         deficit financing

         legal tender

         what are Congress’ specific war powers?

         copyright

         patent

         territories (define and give examples)

         eminent domain (define, including what kind of power it is)

         naturalization

         what are Congress’ judicial powers?