Some of the main powers that are expressly given to the legislature include the power to tax, the power to regulate commerce, and the power to declare war. These powers are found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
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what powers does a state legislature have?
They have all of those powers that the state constitution does not grant exclusively to the executive or judicial branches of the State's government or its local units and neither the State constitution nor the United States Constitution denies to the legislature.
Article I of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress several explicit powers. Congress can make laws, declare war, and appropriate funds.
There are many powers not given to the Federal government in the Constitution. Specifically it states that any power not specifically granted to the government will be reserved for the States (interpreted as for the people).
Are powers given to the Congress that are general
Some powers are expressly given to the federal government under the constitution - apex.
The tenth Amendment states that powers not expressly given to the federal government nor denied to the states are reserved for the people/states.
lists the powers given to national government and the powers denied the states and leaves all other powers to the states