| A | B |
|---|
| Expresses powers | these powers that are directly stated in the Constitution |
| Enumerated powers | those gov't powers itemized in the Constitution |
| Elastic clause | which gives Congress the right to make all laws necessary ans proper to carry out the powers granted by the Gov't |
| Revenue bill | law proposed to raise money |
| Appropriations bill | a proposed law to authorize spending money |
| securities | bonds or notes sold as a means of borrowing money with a promise of repaying the buyer with interest at the end of a specified period of time |
| National debt | the total amount of money the gov't owes as a result of borrowing |
| Bankruptcy | the legal proceedings to adminster the assests of a person or business that can't pay its debts |
| Interstate commerce | commerce among the states |
| Copyright | exclusive rights to an object |
| Patent | exclusive rights for the inventor on his product for 17 years |
| Implied powers | powers given to Congress in the elastic clause |
| Impeachment | formally accuse an office holder of misconduct |
| Writ of habeas corpus | a court order to send a person accused of a crime to court to see if he has been legally detained |
| Bill of attainer | laws that establish guilt and punish people without a trial |
