Civil Rights Law, Income tax law and minimum wages law are examples of the laws enacted under constitution. Congress holds the right to enact these laws.
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Congress can borrow money on the credit of the U.S., they can make laws, and they have the power of calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union. They cannot create a notional public school system, require people to vote or attend church, or abolish jury trials.
The constitution grants congress the sole authority to enact legislation and declare war, the right to confirm or reject many presidential appointments, and substantial investigative powers.
Congress has several limitations. Three of those limitations are that they cannot enact new taxes on their own, they cannot place taxes on items being exported from any state, and they cannot draw money from the United States Treasury at will.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress used the authority found in the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The act was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson.