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Government Unit 4
Expressed Powers of Congress (18)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Expressed Power | Power to tax and spend for the defense & general welfare of the U.S |
| Expressed Power | Power to borrow money |
| Expressed Power | Power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce |
| Expressed Power | Establish naturalization and bankruptcy laws |
| Expressed Power | Power to coin money |
| Expressed Power | Punish counterfeiters of money and securities (stocks) |
| Expressed Power | Establish post offices |
| Expressed Power | Grant patents and copyrights |
| Expressed Power | Create courts below the Supreme Court |
| Expressed Power | Define and punish piracies & felonies of the high seas |
| Expressed Power | Declare war |
| Expressed Power | Raise and support an army |
| Expressed Power | Provide and maintain a navy |
| Expressed Power | Make laws governing the armed forces (different from civilian law) |
| Expressed Power | Provide and call for the militia/National Guard to execute federal laws |
| Expressed Power | Organize, arm, and discipline the militia |
| Expressed Power | Govern the District of Columbia |
| Expressed Power | Provide for the laws necessary and proper for carrying out all other listed powers |