What are the 6 powers of congress?

Answer 1

The five main powers of Congress are The power to collect, levy, and raise taxes. The power to make laws regarding bankruptcy, naturalization of its citizens, and otherwise regulate commerce. The power to coin money, and regulate its value. The power to create post offices and roads. The power to declare war (including to raise armies, navies, etc.)

There are really eighteen powers granted to Congress. They are in the Constitution under Article 1, Section 8. They are

1. Taxation
2. Credit
3. Commerce
4. Naturalization
5. Money
6. Counterfeiting
7. Post Office
8. patents, Copyrights
9. Federal Courts
10. International Law
11. War
12. Army
13. Navy
14. Regulation of Armed Forces
15. Militia
16. Regulations for Militia
17. District of Columbia
18. Elastic Clause

Answer 2

To borrow money on the credit of the United States; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States; To establish post offices and post roads; etc.

Answer 3

The powers of Congress are found in Article I of the Constitution. To summarize, they include:

1. The ability to tax; raise taxes

2. The ability to borrow money

3. To regulate trade and foreign businesses

4. Create rules for naturalization (becoming a citizen) and rules for bankruptcies

5. To coin money and regulate value

6. To punish for counterfeit

7. To establish Post Office

8. To promote progress of science and protect inventions

9. Create lesser courts

10. To define what is piracy and to punish for it

11. To declare war

12. To raise and support armies

13. To raise and maintain navy

14. To make rules for army and navy

15. To set up the national guard

16. Rules for the guard

17. Congress will create laws over Washington, DC, and other Federal forts

18. Congress has the right to pass laws that are needed to implement its other powers

Answer 4

Answer

the powers to declare war and to raise taxes; regulate immigration & naturalization; regulate interstate commerce; set standards for weights & measures; establish & enforce copyright laws; create lower courts; establish foreign policy; establish a postal system. There are many others.

Answer 5

Congress can declare war, lay and collect taxes, and they pass laws. They also define the punishments for piracy, counterfeiting, and treason.

Answer 6

1. coining money.
2. regulating the laws of immigrants.
3. declaring laws.
4. and creating courts.

Answer 7

veto laws, pass bills, chief of military