what are some of the enumerated powers of congress?
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['To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;', 'To borrow money on the credit of the United States;']
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The Constitution grants Congress the sole power to declare war. Congress has declared war on 11 occasions, including its first declaration of war with Great Britain in 1812.
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['Legislative power: *he can call or dismiss the meeting of the house of parliament. ... ', 'Financial power : *all money bills should be approved by President before introducing it in the parliament.', 'Executive power : ... ', 'Military power : ... ', 'Judicial power :']
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['Legislature. The power to make laws. ... ', 'Executive. The power to execute (enforce) laws. ... ', 'Judiciary. The power to interpret and apply laws.']
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The powers of the president of the United States include those powers explicitly granted by Article II of the United States Constitution to the president of the United States, powers granted by Acts of Congress, implied powers, and also a great deal of soft power that is attached to the presidency.
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Some powers are explicitly defined by the Constitution and are called enumerated powers; others have been assumed to exist and are called implied powers.
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The Constitution explicitly assigns the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors.
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Enumerate Law and Legal Definition. Enumerate means list items individually; to name a number of things on a list one by one; to count how many things there are in something. Enumerated power is a political power specifically delegated to a governmental branch by a constitution.
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But Article I also says that Congress shall have the power to "make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers." From this "necessary and proper clause" Congress argued that it had implied powers to do those things necessary in order to achieve its enumerated powers.
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['The strongest branch of the United Starts government is the Judicial Branch. ... ', 'First, the Judicial Branch has the power to declare the acts of the congress un-constitutional, and can declare acts of the executive branch, un-constitutional.']
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['1st. Only 1 vote for each state.', '2nd. Congress powerless to levy taxes or duties.', '3rd. Congress powerless to regulate commerce.', '4th. No executive power.', '5th. No national court system.', '6th. Amendments required the consent of all states.', '7th. 9/3rd majority require.']
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Why are the delegated powers similar to enumerated powers? A: The Constitution lists them specifically and assigns them to state governments. ... The Constitution does not list them but protects them through reserved powers.
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Delegated (sometimes called enumerated or expressed) powers are specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. This includes the power to coin money, to regulate commerce, to declare war, to raise and maintain armed forces, and to establish a Post Office.
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Congress has five main functions: lawmaking, representing the people, performing oversight, helping constituents, and educating the public.
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Article I: The Lawmaking Power Article I of the Constitution allocates the lawmaking power to Congress.
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[' To propose legislation to Congress.', ' To submit the annual budget to Congress.', ' To sign legislation passed by Congress.', ' To veto legislation passed by Congress.', ' To act as chief executive.', ' To nominate executive branch officials.', ' To nominate federal judges.']
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The Articles of Confederation created a national government composed of a Congress, which had the power to declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians.