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Congress' special powers include the following:

they can impeach federal officers,

approve treaties and presidential appointments,

and decide elections under certain circumstances.


Congress' expressed powers include

government finance,

regulation of commerce,

national defense,

law enforcement,

and national sovereignty.


Congress' implied powers include

expanding expressed powers in order to respond to situations unforeseen by the framers of the Constitution,.

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The congress can impeach supreme courts judges and executive officers such as the president. Also they can refuse to sign treaties and over ride vetos made by the president!

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Congress has the special power, granted by the Constitution, to lay and collect taxes. They also have the power to declare war.

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They are fiscal power, trade power, military power, creating laws , passing laws ,declaring war , and last do anything that is nesasery and proper to carry out its other properties.

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to make laws i thinks

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make laws

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coin money

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