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The PreambleThe Preamble
……form a more perfect unionform a more perfect union ……establish justiceestablish justice ……insure domestic tranquilityinsure domestic tranquility ……provide for the common defenseprovide for the common defense ……promote the general welfarepromote the general welfare ……secure the blessings of liberty to secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and to our posterityourselves and to our posterity
CongressCongress
Article I. Article I. Section 8 clause 1-18Section 8 clause 1-18Section 9 clause 1-8Section 9 clause 1-8
Section 10 clause 1-3Section 10 clause 1-3
Powers of CongressPowers of CongressClause 1Clause 1
Tax and spend tax Tax and spend tax moneymoney
For the greater good For the greater good
-national defense -national defense -general welfare of the -general welfare of the peoplepeople
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Borrow money Borrow money
Selling bondsSelling bonds
Clause 2
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Regulate foreign Regulate foreign and and interstate interstate tradetrade
Trade between 2 or Trade between 2 or more statesmore states
Clause 3
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
NaturalizationNaturalization
BankruptcyBankruptcy
Clause 4
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Regulate the value of Regulate the value of moneymoney
Weights and Weights and MeasuresMeasures
Clause 5
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Clause 6
Punish Counterfeiting
Power of CongressPower of Congress
Clause 7Clause 7
Postal Service Postal Service
Aids expansionAids expansion
Clause 8Clause 8
Patents and CopyrightsPatents and Copyrights
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Establish Establish Courts Courts Inferior to Inferior to the the Supreme Supreme CourtCourt
Clause 9
Power of CongressPower of Congress
Pirates Pirates
Punished robbing Punished robbing at seaat sea
Clause 10
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Congress declares Congress declares WarWar
Clause 11
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
12-Raise an Army12-Raise an Army
13-Raise a Navy13-Raise a Navy
14-Rules of 14-Rules of MilitaryMilitary
Clause 12-14
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Militia “National Militia “National Guard”Guard”
Put down insurrectionsPut down insurrections
Clause 15
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Rules for the Rules for the MilitiaMilitia
Clause 16
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Congress controls the District of Congress controls the District of Columbia—10 mile radius around Columbia—10 mile radius around the capital (Washington D.C)the capital (Washington D.C)
Clause 17
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Elastic clauseElastic clause
Implied Powers Implied Powers
““Necessary and Necessary and Proper Clause”Proper Clause”
Clause 18 *
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Implied Powers/Elastic Clause/Necessary Implied Powers/Elastic Clause/Necessary and Proper Clause and Proper Clause
The framers could not anticipate every The framers could not anticipate every power Congress would need so they came power Congress would need so they came up with the implied powers. up with the implied powers.
Powers assumed by Congress under the Powers assumed by Congress under the Constitution even though the document Constitution even though the document does not state themdoes not state them
Powers of CongressPowers of Congress
Enumerated (or Delegated) PowersEnumerated (or Delegated) Powers
Powers that are directly stated in the Powers that are directly stated in the ConstitutionConstitution
Denied Powers of Congress Denied Powers of Congress + State+ State Section 9 Denied Powers of CongressSection 9 Denied Powers of Congress
Section 10 Denied Powers of StatesSection 10 Denied Powers of States
Denied Powers of Congress Denied Powers of Congress + State+ State
No unlawful No unlawful imprisonmentimprisonment
Ex Post Facto LawEx Post Facto Law No tax on exportsNo tax on exports No trade laws which No trade laws which
favor certain statesfavor certain states Does not control Does not control
Intrastate TradeIntrastate Trade
Can not make treatiesCan not make treaties Ex Post Facto LawEx Post Facto Law Can not coin moneyCan not coin money No tax on No tax on
imports/exportsimports/exports No armyNo army Does not control Does not control
Interstate TradeInterstate Trade
CongressStates
Denied Powers of Denied Powers of CongressCongress
Ex Post Facto LawEx Post Facto Law
Punishes an act Punishes an act which was not which was not illegal when it was illegal when it was committedcommitted
Intrastate TradeIntrastate Trade
Trade within a Trade within a statestate
Congress does not Congress does not have the power to have the power to interfereinterfere
Denied Powers of the Denied Powers of the StatesStates
No Treaties No Treaties The states can not The states can not
make treaties with make treaties with states or foreign states or foreign nationsnations
This prevents the This prevents the states from acting as states from acting as individual nationsindividual nations
Interstate TradeInterstate Trade Trade between 2 or Trade between 2 or
more statesmore states States can not interfereStates can not interfere
Under the Articles Under the Articles there were too many there were too many problems with states problems with states and tradeand trade
Food for ThoughtFood for Thought Federalism Federalism -Centralizes -Centralizes Governmental powerGovernmental power
-A system that -A system that decentralizes political decentralizes political powerpower
-Dividing it between -Dividing it between the national the national government and state government and state governmentsgovernments