Three Branches

Description:	3 Branches of Government: Powers of the Constitution
Category:	U.S. History
Created by:	MichelleKing on 2005-01-24

Power to...	This branch has this power
lay and collect taxes	Legislative
borrow money on the credit of the U.S.	Legislative
regulate commerce with foreign nations	Legislative
establish a uniform rule of citizenship	Legislative
establish a uniform rule on the subject of bankruptcies	Legislative
coin money	Legislative
fix the standard of weights and measures	Legislative
provide punishment of counterfeiting	Legislative
establish post offices and post roads	Legislative
promote science and the arts by making laws on copyrights and patents	Legislative
set up inferior courts to the Supreme Court	Legislative
punish piracy, or the robbing of ships at sea	Legislative
declare war	Legislative
raise an army	Legislative
raise a navy	Legislative
make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces	Legislative
provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia	Legislative
control the district around the national capital	Legislative
make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for the good of the nation	Legislative
hear a case that involve the Constitution and federal laws	Judicial
have jurisdiction over cases involving treaties	Judicial
have jurisdiction over cases involving foreign ambassadors and diplomats	Judicial
have jurisdiction over cases involving naval and maritime laws	Judicial
have jurisdiction over cases involving disagreements between states	Judicial
ensure the trial of all crimes, except impeachment, shall be by jury	Judicial
be commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces	Executive
be commander-in-chief of the state militias	Executive
grant reprieves	Executive
grant pardons for offenses against the U.S., except in cases of impeachment	Executive
make treaties	Executive
appoint ambassadors	Executive
appoint public ministers and consuls	Executive
appoint judges for the Supreme Court	Executive
appoint Cabinet officials, e.g. Secretary of State	Executive
fill vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate	Executive