Monday, April 11, 2016

United States Government

Homework due Tuesday, April 12
Magruder’s American Government, pp 296-309

Read: The Other Expressed Powers
         “The Great Basketball Swindle”, WSJ article. 
         Be prepared to discuss the definition of eminent domain, and its relation to the Kelo case and to
         the Atlantic Yards project


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?




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