Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - Page Of The United States Senate
20 Mar 2014
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Powers: remember, 4. 5 pages of the constitution dedicated to the congress, article 1, section 8 of the constitution lists congress" powers, so called, enumerated powers, to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to borrow money, to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among states, to establish rules for naturalization (i. e. becoming a citizen) and bankruptcy, to establish a post office and post roads, to raise and support an army and navy and make rules for their governance, civilian controls the military, notable domestic policy powers, controls the purse. Force not an official declaration of war, but allows the president to say do what you"ve gotta do not really committing, but still allowing the country to function: the necessary and proper clause, clause 18 of article 1, section 8, elastic clause, flexibility, if they can prove than an action is necessary and proper, congress can carry out any actions they see fit.
