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Asked by: Calamanda Bungardt
business and finance legal services industryWhat are all the enumerated powers of Congress?
In this manner, what does enumerated power mean?
Enumerated power is a political power specifically delegated to a governmental branch by a constitution. Enumerated Power is power given to the federal government by the terms of the U.S. Constitution such as the taxing power and the spending power granted to Congress. Enumerated power is also termed as express power.
- Power to tax and spend for the defense & general welfare of the U.S.
- Power to borrow money.
- Power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce.
- Establish naturalization and bankruptcy laws.
- Power to coin money.
- Punish counterfeiters of money and securities (stocks)
- Establish post offices.
Accordingly, what is one enumerated power Congress has over the courts?
In Article I, Section 8, it states Congress is empowered "To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court," and in Article III, Section 1, it states, "The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and
There are 27 total, but here is a slightly summarized version of the Congress' expressed powers:
- The Power to tax and spend for the defense and general welfare of the U.S.
- Borrow money.
- Regulate commerce with other nations and between the states.
- Coin money.
- Establish laws of naturalization (how people can become citizens)