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Identify two express powers Congress has?
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures
What provided most of the money raised by the continental congress for the revolution?
the printing of paper money by Congress and the states
In the US who has the power to manufacture money and declare war?
The Congress
What is the limit of power for the legislative branch?
1) Fiscal PowerThe Congress is responsible for levying and collecting taxes. This money is used to pay our country's debts and to provide for the defense and well-being of our nation. Congress controls borrowing money and coining and printing currency. They also establish standards for weights and measures and punish counterfeiters.2) Trade RegulationThe Congress holds the power to regulate foreign and interstate trade. However, they cannot make a law, which would give an advantage in trade between two or more states.3) Military PowerThe Congress is responsible for defending our country by establishing a military force. The organization, arming, establishment of military laws - and seeing that military laws are enforced, belongs to Congress. Military power is shared with the president who is considered the Commander in Chief. However, the power to declare war is granted to the Congress.4) Other PowersCongress is also responsible for establishing rules for citizenship in the United States. They are required to maintain a post office, make laws for copyrights and patents, and govern the District of Columbia. The Constitution also granted the power to establish our federalfootball league.
Coining money and declaring war are the duties of who?
The US Congress. The President can make recommendations, but the final decision is up to Congress.
