| Constitution of the United States of America Article I: Legislative Branch |
Article I, Section 8: Enumerated Powers of Congress (Comment)
1.8.1 The Congress shall have Power 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;
1.8.2 To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
1.8.3 To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several
States, and with the Indian Tribes;
1.8.4 To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on
the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
1.8.5 To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and
fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
1.8.6 To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and
current Coin of the United States;
1.8.7 To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;
1.8.8 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;
1.8.9 To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
1.8.10 To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high
Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
1.8.11 To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make
Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
1.8.12 To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that
Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
1.8.13 To provide and maintain a Navy;
1.8.14 To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and
naval Forces;
1.8.15 To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the
Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
1.8.16 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, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the
Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline
prescribed by Congress;
1.8.17 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
1.8.18 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.
1.8.1 The Congress shall have Power 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;
1.8.2 To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
1.8.3 To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several
States, and with the Indian Tribes;
1.8.4 To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on
the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
1.8.5 To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and
fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
1.8.6 To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and
current Coin of the United States;
1.8.7 To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;
1.8.8 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;
1.8.9 To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
1.8.10 To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high
Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
1.8.11 To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make
Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
1.8.12 To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that
Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
1.8.13 To provide and maintain a Navy;
1.8.14 To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and
naval Forces;
1.8.15 To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the
Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
1.8.16 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, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the
Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline
prescribed by Congress;
1.8.17 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
1.8.18 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.
| Christian Patriots USA |
| Back |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |