Powers Delegated to Congress

[Keith Broaders]

The 18 Powers Delegated to Congress

1 The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States;

2 Power to borrow money to pay debts and provide for the common defense

3 To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

4 To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;

5 To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures; Clause 6 To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;

6 To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;

7 Establish Post Offices and Post Roads

8 To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

9 Constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court

10 Define and Punish Piracy on the high seas

11 Power to declare war and grant letters of marque and reprisal

12 To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

13 Power to maintain a navy

14 To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces

15 To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

16 To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States
17 To exercise Legislation in all Cases what
soever, over such District (not exceeding Miles square)

18 Make laws that are necessary and proper

Any power not listed above is strictly prohibited.

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