Yes, Congress has the power to coin money in the United States according to the Constitution.
The branch of government that has the authority to coin money in the United States is the legislative branch, specifically Congress. This power is granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution in Article I, Section 8, which outlines the enumerated powers of Congress. The executive branch, headed by the President, does not have the authority to coin money. The judicial branch, headed by the Supreme Court, also does not have this power.
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, which lists the various powers of Congress, begins: "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". Section 8 also provides Congress with the powers to "To borrow money on the credit of the United States" and "To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin...".
The U.S. Constitution only gives Congress the power to coin money and regulate its value.
The power to coin money belongs to the Federal government (Congress, specifically) according to the Constitution of the United States.
According to Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution, Congress has the authority to "lay and collect taxes, impost and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and the general welfare of the United States," "to borrow money" and "to coin money."
The authority to coin money is granted to the federal government in the United States Constitution. Specifically, Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 states that Congress has the power "to coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures." This means that individuals cannot create their own currency, as only the government has the legal authority to issue money.
Congress has the power to coin money.
The currency power is one of the powers given to Congress in the United States government. Congress has the power to coin money and authorizes the Treasury to print a standard form of currency.
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution says that "The Congress shall have Power...To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin," and Section 10 says that "No State shall...coin Money". It is illegal for private citizens to coin money. The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress's power to coin money includes the power to print paper money and make it legal tender. The Federal Reserve decides how much money will be produced. Paper money is printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and coins are produced by the United States Mint.
Article I Section 8 of the United Constitution grants power to Congress to "coin money" and "regulate its value." In effect, The Department of the Treasury prints money under the authority of Congress.
The duty to coin money and declare war primarily falls under the authority of the federal government in the United States. Specifically, the Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate currency and to declare war. This means that both coining money and the formal declaration of war require legislative action by Congress, although the President is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
The powers of Congress that are written into the U.S. Constitution are called enumerated powers. The powers are set in the amendment of forth in Article I.