Concept information
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American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
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courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
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key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
principles of government
powers of Congress
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American politics and society
United States Presidency
principles of government
powers of Congress
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American politics and society
United States Congress
principles of government
powers of Congress
Preferred term
congressional investigations
Definition(s)
- The framers of the U.S. Constitution did not explicitly grant the national legislature the power to conduct investigations, but in McGrain v. Daugherty (1927) the Supreme Court recognized this authority as an implied power that “has long been treated as an attribute of the power to legislate.” Congress may also invoke the power in investigating the need to propose constitutional amendments. The investigative power is broad, but the Court has over the years sought to restrain investigations interfering with the rights, including First Amendment rights, of those called before Congress in the course of an investigation. [Source: Encyclopedia of the First Amendment; Congressional Investigations]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FVW81WZ2-S
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