Congresses job is to pass laws. One of there jobs is to pass a Federal Budget. If they fail to do it in time a government shutdown happens
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The House of Representatives is the only body the US Constitution authorizes to impeach the President and other civil officers.
The Constitution gives the legislative branch the power to tax. However, only the House of Representatives can introduce tax bills. Those bills must then be approved by the Senate.
Article 5 gives the process of amending the US Constitution. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives, in the US Congress, approve by a two-third majority voting. This is a joint resolution that amends the constitution. By this the Presidents signature is not required.
The legislative branch has the power to tax, however only the House of Representatives can introduce tax legislature, and it still requires senate approval.
The constitution gives the power to print money to Congress.
The power to make treaties.
The Constitution gives more power to the people.
The Constitution gives sovereignty only to the national government
The constitution gives the right.
Article, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution authorizes Congress to levy taxes to pay our country's debts, to fund a military force, and for the general good of the country. Amendment XVI (Amended 16) to the Constitution gives Congress the right enact an income tax that doesn't have to be shared with the states. It also exempts income taxes from the Constitutional category of direct taxation.
The elastic cause is another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause that is found in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. "The elastic clause gives Congress powers found in no other part of the Constitution."