Non-legislative Powers 1. Power to administer federal lands 2. Power to admit new states and territories...

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Non-legislative Powers 1. Power to administer federal lands 2. Power to admit new states and territories 3. Power to give advice and consent to the President when confirming judges 4. Power to bring impeachment charges (House) against all civil officers of the United States who may have committed a crime 5. Power to try impeachment cases (Senate) against all civil officers of the United States who may have committed a crime 6. House of Representatives has the power to elect a President when no candidate receives a majority of the Electoral votes 7. The Senate has the power to elect a Vice President if no candidate wins in a majority of votes in the Electoral College 8. Congress may propose amendments by a 2/3 vote in each house and call conventions to propose amendments at the request of the states 9. Power to conduct investigations to make sure the bureaucratic agencies and the president are performing their duties 10. Congress sets the time, place, and manner of all elections 11. Power to judge the qualifications of elected members to make sure they are qualified 12. The Senate has the power to ratify all treaties that the President makes 13. The Senate confirms all presidential appointments-The Senate Committee holds hearings to decide whether or not to make favorable Tecommendations to the full Senate Legislative Powers 1. Power to levy and collect taxes 2. Power to borrow money 3. Power to regulate trade with foreign nations and among the states 4. Power to enact naturalization laws and to regulate immigration 5. Power to coin money and regulate its value 6. Provide for the punishment of counterfeiting money 7. Power to establish post offices and post roads 8. Power to secure patents and copyright for investors and authors. 9. Power to set up federal courts 10. Power to govern the nation's territories 11. Power to declare war. 12. Power to raise and maintain military services. (army and navy) 13. Power to set up rules about the admission of new states to the country 14. Power to establish and maintain highways 15. Power to decide punishment for federal crimes 16. Power to set up uniform standards of weights and measures 17. Power to decide how Inoney will be spent 18. Power to make laws. 19. Power to determine bankruptcy laws 20. Provide for the organization, arming, and disciplining of the national guard 21. Power to take public property for public use (eminent domain) 22. Power to make laws that are necessary and proper, or convenient and useful to carry out their expressed powers. Directions: For this activity, refer to the list of legislative and non-legislative powers of Congress on the previous page. Review the powers listed on the chart and categorize each under the legislative and non-legislative powers. Non-legislative Powers I. Investigative Powers: Congress conducts oversight to make sure the president is performing their job and to obtain information that will help them perform their job better 2. 3. 5. II. Electoral Duties: powers dealing with elections 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. I 11. Specific Powers III Judicial Powers: To maintain the integrity of the public office and the political process Specific Powers Specific Powers IV: Inherent Powers: Powers Congress has because the United States is a sovereign nation. IV: Inherent Powers: Powers Congress has because the United States is a sovereign nation. 12. 13. Powers of Congress Legislative Powers IV. Monetary Powers: Ability to raise money for government programs/determine how the money should be spent. Specific Powers 2. 3. 5. 6. Specific Powers V. Commerce and Regulatory Powers: Regulate interstate and foreign trade Specific Powers 7. 8. 9. 10. VI: Regulatory Powers: provide standardized regulations and procedures for a range of government services to citizens. Specific Powers 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. VI. Judicial Powers: To assist in conducting the judicial functions of the U.S. government. 19. 20. 21. 22, I Specific Powers Non-legislative Powers 1. Power to administer federal lands 2. Power to admit new states and territories 3. Power to give advice and consent to the President when confirming judges 4. Power to bring impeachment charges (House) against all civil officers of the United States who may have committed a crime 5. Power to try impeachment cases (Senate) against all civil officers of the United States who may have committed a crime 6. House of Representatives has the power to elect a President when no candidate receives a majority of the Electoral votes 7. The Senate has the power to elect a Vice President if no candidate wins in a majority of votes in the Electoral College 8. Congress may propose amendments by a 2/3 vote in each house and call conventions to propose amendments at the request of the states 9. Power to conduct investigations to make sure the bureaucratic agencies and the president are performing their duties 10. Congress sets the time, place, and manner of all elections 11. Power to judge the qualifications of elected members to make sure they are qualified 12. The Senate has the power to ratify all treaties that the President makes 13. The Senate confirms all presidential appointments-The Senate Committee holds hearings to decide whether or not to make favorable Tecommendations to the full Senate Legislative Powers 1. Power to levy and collect taxes 2. Power to borrow money 3. Power to regulate trade with foreign nations and among the states 4. Power to enact naturalization laws and to regulate immigration 5. Power to coin money and regulate its value 6. Provide for the punishment of counterfeiting money 7. Power to establish post offices and post roads 8. Power to secure patents and copyright for investors and authors. 9. Power to set up federal courts 10. Power to govern the nation's territories 11. Power to declare war. 12. Power to raise and maintain military services. (army and navy) 13. Power to set up rules about the admission of new states to the country 14. Power to establish and maintain highways 15. Power to decide punishment for federal crimes 16. Power to set up uniform standards of weights and measures 17. Power to decide how Inoney will be spent 18. Power to make laws. 19. Power to determine bankruptcy laws 20. Provide for the organization, arming, and disciplining of the national guard 21. Power to take public property for public use (eminent domain) 22. Power to make laws that are necessary and proper, or convenient and useful to carry out their expressed powers. Directions: For this activity, refer to the list of legislative and non-legislative powers of Congress on the previous page. Review the powers listed on the chart and categorize each under the legislative and non-legislative powers. Non-legislative Powers I. Investigative Powers: Congress conducts oversight to make sure the president is performing their job and to obtain information that will help them perform their job better 2. 3. 5. II. Electoral Duties: powers dealing with elections 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. I 11. Specific Powers III Judicial Powers: To maintain the integrity of the public office and the political process Specific Powers Specific Powers IV: Inherent Powers: Powers Congress has because the United States is a sovereign nation. IV: Inherent Powers: Powers Congress has because the United States is a sovereign nation. 12. 13. Powers of Congress Legislative Powers IV. Monetary Powers: Ability to raise money for government programs/determine how the money should be spent. Specific Powers 2. 3. 5. 6. Specific Powers V. Commerce and Regulatory Powers: Regulate interstate and foreign trade Specific Powers 7. 8. 9. 10. VI: Regulatory Powers: provide standardized regulations and procedures for a range of government services to citizens. Specific Powers 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. VI. Judicial Powers: To assist in conducting the judicial functions of the U.S. government. 19. 20. 21. 22, I Specific Powers

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Certainly Nonlegislative powers refer to the functions and responsibilities of a government body such as the United States Congress that are not directly related to the creation of laws Heres an expla... View the full answer