The right to be racist.
The power to coin money and declare war apex ;)
The power to tax given to the U.S. Congress by the Articles of Confederation was limited. Congress could requisition funds from the states, but they did not have the authority to directly tax individuals or regulate commerce.
Congress is given the authority to grant patents and copyrights.
Congress was authorized to delegate some policy making to the executive branch. In recent decades, Congress has practically given up its legislative and regulatory authority by delegating most of it to the executive branch.
Veto or approve legislation
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Congress has the authority to form commissions when necessary.
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commerce clause
The weak Congress created under the Articles of Confederation had no power to regulate interstate trade and little authority over foreign commerce, so Congress was given the power to tax.
Congress does not have the expertise to fully regulate all subject, therefore it transfers some of its authority to an agency that does.
The constitutional authority of Congress to forbid discrimination in employment is based on the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.