They include the power to lay and collect taxes, to coin money, to regulate foreign and interstate commerce, to raise and maintain armed forces, to declare war, to fix standards of weights and measures, and to grant patents and copyrights.
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the powers of the legislative branch is to make the law for the nation *
There are 3 main powers congress has on the US military
taxes
The main reason that the division of powers helps to control the government is that it keeps any one area of government from holding too much power. It also makes the various levels of government work together for the common good of the people.
Equal distribution of power, national security, economics, and legislation.