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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
Which branch of government can create standard weights and measures?
congress
What can congress fix the standards for?
One of the most important functions of Congress is in facilitating trade among the States and between the United States and foreign countries. The intent of the so-called commerce clause was to compel Congress to only lower barriers to trade, in the attempt to achieve a no-restrictions free market among the States. One way Congress can facilitate trade is by setting and maintaining a set of national weights and measures.
Can Congress print money and establish weights and measures?
yes
What are the main expressed powers of our national government?
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.
