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| − | The '''Delegated Powers''', also called the '''Enumerated Powers''', are the powers of [[Congress]] established in section eight of [[United States Constitution:Article I|Article I of the US Constitution]]. There are nineteen such powers. <ref>U.S Government and Politics</ref>
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| − | The Delegated Powers are as follows:<ref>United States Constitution</ref>
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| − | *The Congress shall have power To lay and collect [[Taxes]], [[tariff|Duties]], Imposts and [[excise tax|Excises]], [in order] 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;
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| − | *To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
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| − | *To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the [[Native Americans|Indian Tribes]];
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| − | *To establish an uniform Rule of [[Naturalization]];
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| − | *To establish uniform Laws on the subject of [[bankruptcy|Bankruptcies]] throughout the United States;
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| − | *To coin [not print] Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin;
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| − | *To fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
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| − | *To provide for the Punishment of [[counterfeiting]] the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
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| − | *To establish [[Post Offices]] and [[Post Roads]];
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| − | *To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by [[patent|securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries]];
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| − | *To constitute [[Tribunals]] inferior to the [[Supreme Court]];
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| − | *To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
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| − | *To declare [[War]], grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
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| − | *To raise and support [[United States Army|Armies]], but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
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| − | *To provide and maintain a [[United States Navy|Navy]];
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| − | *To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
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| − | *To provide for calling forth the [[Militia]] to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
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| − | *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;
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| − | *To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such [[Washington, D.C.|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.
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| − | NOTE:
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| − | *Under Article I, Sections 2 and 3, Congress also has the power to impeach the President and remove him (or her) by trial.
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| − | *Under Article III, Section 2, Congress also has the power to prohibit the Supreme Court from adjudicating any particular case (such as Roe v. Wade).
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| − | The following clause (appearing in Article I, Section 8) refers to the Implied Powers of Congress -- those necessary to accomplish the above, but not specifically mentioned ("enumerated"):
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| − | *To make all Laws which shall be [[necessary and proper clause|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.
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| − | ==References==
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| − | <references/>
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| − | [[Category:United States Government]]
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