Powers Delegated to Congress

[Keith Broaders]

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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; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

1. To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
2. To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes 
3. To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
4.  To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures 
5. To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
6. 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;
7. To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
8. To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
9. To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and
10. make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water.
11. To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer two years.
12. To provide and maintain a Navy;
13. To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
14. To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
15. 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, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
16. To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards and other needful Buildings;-And
17. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.y

[Keith Broaders]

1	Power to Lay and Collect Taxes
2	Power to borrow money to pay debts and provide for the common defense
3	Regulate commerce with foreign nations
4	Make rules for Naturalization
5	To issue our money and regulate its value
6	Authority to punish counterfeiting
7	Establish Post Offices and Post Roads
8	Promote progress in Science and Useful Arst
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	Power to raise an army
13	Power to maintain a navy
14	To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces
15	Power to call for the militia to supress insurrectons and repel invasions
16	Power to organize the militia
17	Exclusive legislative authority over the District of Columbia
18	Make laws that are necessary and proper