Congress can borrow money on the credit of the U.S., they can make laws, and they have the power of calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union.
They cannot create a notional public school system, require people to vote or attend church, or abolish jury trials.
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Congress effects changes to the Constitution by proposing amendments that would have to be ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures or state conventions called for the purpose of ratification. Congress cannot make any Constitutional changes on its own.
It is the rights embodied in the Constitution and that these rights cannot be changed or repelled by Congress through legislation.
The Constitution gives the president the power to prorogue a session of Congress if the two houses can not agree on a date. This is found in Article 2 of the Constitution.
The Presidents salary cannot be increased or decreased at any time during his term. This is to ensure that Congress does not use the Presidents salary as a bargaining tool to influence executive decisions. Constitution Article 2 Section1 Clause 7
all of the following are explicit limitations placed placed by the constitution on the use of commerce power... - Taxation of exports. - Prohibition of favoring one state's ports over another. - Prohibition of requiring vessels from one state to pay duties in another state. -Could not do anything to limit the slave trade for 20 years, until 1808