No, it cannot. The power to make treaties with foreign countries is expressly reserved to the president under Article II of the US Constitution. The only role Congress plays is that treaties are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. Note that "Congress", (i.e. the Senate and House of Representatives together) does not have a role in approving treaties. Only the Senate has such a role.
No, Congress could not make treaties with foreign countries under the Articles of Confederation. This was a power that was given to each of the individual states.
Yes, Congress Could (:
The authority that the confederation of congress had was writing laws, declaring war and posting officers. They could also make treaties with the other countries.
congress could settle conflicts among the states, make coins,borrow money and make treaties with other countries and native americans.
had no power to regulate foreign absitites.(countries) From Edwinclone (Down) The powers they had were : 1)They could declare war 2)They could make peace 3) Make treaties 4) They could also coin (which I'm pretty sure means "Invent") and borrow money, create post offices, admit new states, and create an army and a navy
The legal reason is that Article 1, Section 10 states: "No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance or Confederation. . ." The reason this is in the Constitution is that the United States as a country must be the only entity to treat with other countries. If the states had the right to enter into treaties with other countries, there could be conflicting treaties with the same foreign country.
the power granted to the congress by the Articles of Confederation is that the let you have the right to speak and the right to do any thing you want but you have to pay taxes!
Congress was made up of delegates chosen by the states and could conduct foreign affairs, make treaties, declare war, maintain an army and a navy, coin money, and establish post offices. However, measures passed by Congress had to be approved by 9 of the 13 states. Congress was severely limited in its powers. It could not raise money by collecting taxes; it had no control over foreign commerce; it could pass laws but could not force the states to comply with them. Thus, the government was dependent on the willingness of the various states to carry out its measures, and often the states refused to cooperate.
Congress was made up of delegates chosen by the states and could conduct foreign affairs, make treaties, declare war, maintain an army and a navy, coin money, and establish post offices. However, measures passed by Congress had to be approved by 9 of the 13 states. Congress was severely limited in its powers. It could not raise money by collecting taxes; it had no control over foreign commerce; it could pass laws but could not force the states to comply with them. Thus, the government was dependent on the willingness of the various states to carry out its measures, and often the states refused to cooperate.
Congress was made up of delegates chosen by the states and could conduct foreign affairs, make treaties, declare war, maintain an army and a navy, coin money, and establish post offices. However, measures passed by Congress had to be approved by 9 of the 13 states. Congress was severely limited in its powers. It could not raise money by collecting taxes; it had no control over foreign commerce; it could pass laws but could not force the states to comply with them. Thus, the government was dependent on the willingness of the various states to carry out its measures, and often the states refused to cooperate.
According to the foreign affairs, the new government could declare war and make peace, send and receive ambassadors, handle Indian affairs, and make treaties with other nations. In the domestic affairs, Congress could borrow money, admit new states into America, build an army and navy, and create post offices. Also Congress could settle arguments between the boundaries of states.
congress could not tax exports
Congress could not regulate foreign and interstate commerce.
They had limited powers. They could make coins, borrow money, make treaties with other countries and the Indians, settle conflicts between the states, and they could ASK states for money and soldiers, but they could not force the states to give money or soldiers, even in an emergency.