Powers of Congress

GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Constitutional power
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:enumeratedIn gptkb:Article_I,_Section_8,_U.S._Constitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Powers of Congress
gptkbp:includes power to confirm presidential appointments (Senate)
power to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies
power to investigate and oversee the executive branch
power to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas
power to suspend habeas corpus in cases of rebellion or invasion
power to prohibit the importation of slaves after 1808
power to originate revenue bills (House of Representatives)
power to admit new states
power to amend the Constitution
power to appropriate federal funds
power to approve treaties (Senate)
power to borrow money
power to coin money
power to declare war
power to establish federal courts
power to establish post offices
power to establish rules for the armed forces
power to fix the standard of weights and measures
power to grant letters of marque and reprisal
power to grant patents and copyrights
power to impeach federal officials
power to lay and collect taxes
power to levy duties, imposts, and excises
power to override presidential vetoes
power to pass bills of attainder (prohibited)
power to pass ex post facto laws (prohibited)
power to provide and maintain a navy
power to provide for calling forth the militia
power to provide for copyrights and patents
power to provide for the general welfare
power to punish counterfeiting
power to raise and support armies
power to regulate commerce
power to regulate foreign commerce
power to regulate interstate commerce
power to regulate the value of money
power to set up a federal capital
power to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia
power to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court
power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers
power to exercise exclusive legislation over the District of Columbia
power to punish offenses against the law of nations
power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization
power to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces
power to promote the progress of science and useful arts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alice_Fulton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4