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The Govt. of the United States comprises three different Branches or expressed powers named Judicial Branch (Supreme Court Power), Executive Branch (President’s Power), and most renowned Legislative Branch (Congress Power).
Every single branch has a wide number of duties and powers but expressed powers of Congress are considered the most clearly express powers in the entire United States. Aside from President’s and Supreme Court’s Powers, the Powers of Congress are listed in Article I, Section 8, and all of them are described below. Most often, these powers are called enumerated powers or delegated powers. However, all these names mean the same thing.
Expressed Powers of Congress
There are a total of 27 different expressed powers of Congress in Article I, Section 8. These include Currency, Regulate Commerce, war Declaration Power, and quite a few others.
The most common examples of expressed powers the Congress comprises are “Power to Tax” as well as “To Borrow Money” and “War Declaration.” We have listed down a bunch of Congress’ powers out of 27 below which empower Congress to formulate policies on the most fundamental issues of war and peace.
Article I, Section 8 (Powers of Congress)
According to Article I, Section 8, expressed powers of Congress are as follow:
- The power to set up laws, enabling immigrants from abroad to become a U.S. citizen
- The authority to assemble all federal tribunals under Supreme Court
- The ability to punish pirates
- The power to employ pirates to attach enemies abroad
- The ability to make rules for the conduct of the military
- The power to appeal to the militia to defend the country from revolts and invasions
- The authority to militia discipline as well as the organization
- The power of a federal government to acquire land from the States
Other Examples of Expressed Powers are as Follow:
Congress has the power to make changes or create an entirely new rule for bankruptcies. It can punish counterfeiters, hire pirates to protect the United States from enemies, and provide patents and copyrights to artists and inventors. Moreover, Congress has a right to set up a national post office, organize a militia and govern Federal Capital.
Last but by means, not least, another one of the major expressed powers is that Congress is allowed to make laws that are very much important and mandatory for the execution of foregoing powers.
A Quick Overview of President’s Expressed Powers
- Serves as chief commander of the military
- Give compensation and forgiveness for federal violations
- Convention of Congress in special sessions
- Receive Ambassadors
- Pay attention to the true execution of the laws
- Appoint officers of the cabinet, white house staff, and judges of the Supreme Court
There are quite a few expressed powers of the President that are shared with the Senate. These powers include Supreme Court Justices, Ambassadors Appointment, and Members of Cabinet.
