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| This branch has this power |
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| 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 |
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