The Legislative Branch
The Legislative's main duty is to make laws.
Powers of the Congress
Implied Powers
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Article I, Section 8, "Clause" 18 of the United States Constitution reads:
The Congress shall have power …To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.
Also called the "Necessary and Proper" clause, the actual sweep of the implied powers referred to here remain a point of contention among constitutional scholars to this day.
An example is the creation of institutions not foreseen directly in the Constitution such as a national bank and the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Congress shall have power …To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.
Also called the "Necessary and Proper" clause, the actual sweep of the implied powers referred to here remain a point of contention among constitutional scholars to this day.
An example is the creation of institutions not foreseen directly in the Constitution such as a national bank and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Expressed Powers
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Section 8. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Examples of the exercise of the expressed powers include :
- To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
- To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes
- To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States
- To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures.
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- To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
- To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes
- To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States
- To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures.
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Requirements for Office of Legislative
House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives requires 25 years of age, a citizen for 7 years, and lives in the State you are elected.
Congress
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The Congress requires 30 years of age, citizen for 9 years, and lives in the state he is elected.