"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, 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;"
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
general welfare.
general welfare
The Department of Defense has the power to report to Congress.
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States. Basically taxation allows Congress to operate the country supposedly in the best interest of the people.
congress
Congress has the power to collect taxes because it is written in the Constitution under Article 1. Congress has the power to tax in order to provide for everyone within the United States.
lay and collect taxes
The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general wellfare of the united states.
Congress
Congress shares power in this field with the president. Only Congress may declare war.
Collect Taxes
Potatoes.
Potatoes.
This phrase means that the President is the chief executive office of the country, the boss of the country, so to speak. It means that he runs the government and carries out the laws passed by Congress. He is the one who has the power to spend the money appropriated by Congress and to collect the taxes imposed by Congress and so forth.