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amendments
article 5 says that congress may propose amendments to the constitution by a two-thirds vote in each house. all 27 of the amendments thus far added to the document have been proposed by congress.
Duties
the house may be called on to elect a president. the 12th amendment says that if no one receives a majority of electoral votes for the president the house voting by states is to decide the issue it must choose form among the three highest contenders in the electoral college balloting.

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Impeachment- include one of the presidents discussed.

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Impeachment- include one of the presidents discussed.

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the constitution provides that the president vice president and all civil officers of the united states may "be removed from office from impeachment for and conviction of treason bribery or other high crimes." the unsuccessful attempt to remove Andrew Johnson grew out of the turmoil that followed the civil war. Mr. Johnson had become the nations 17th president when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April of 1865 and he soon became enmeshed in a series of disputes with the radical republicans who controlled both houses of congress.

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appointments
all major appointments made by the president must be confirmed by the senate by majority vote. each of the presidents nominations is referred to the appropriate standing committee in the senate.
treaties
the president makes treaties "by and with the advice and consent of the senate provided two thirds of the senators present concur". the president most often consults the members of the senate foreign relationships committee and other influential senators of both parties.

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congress has the power to investigate to inquire into or inform itself on any matter that falls within the scope of its lawmaking authority. the authority to do so is implied by the constitutional grant of the legislation power of congress.

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Necessary and Proper Clause-include  strict v. liberal constructionists

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Necessary and Proper Clause-include  strict v. liberal constructionists

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the final clauses in the lengthy section 8 of articles 1 in the constitution. and it gives congress the expressed power.

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six of the 27 expressed powers set out in article 1 section 8 deal explicitly with the subject of war and national defense. congress shares the power with the chief executive. the constitution makes the president commander in chief of the nations armed forces

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wights and measures
article 1 section 8 clause 5 gives congress the power to "fix" the standard of wights and measures throughout the united states. the power reflects the absolute need for accurate uniform gauges of time distance area weight volume and the like
naturalization
citizens of one country became citizens of another through a process called naturalization. article 1 section 8 clause 4 gives congress the exclusive power to establish an uniform rule of naturalization

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Congress has several expressed powers related to money including the power to tax, the power to borrow,and the power to establish laws on bankruptcy, and the power, to coin money. these congressional powers have played an important role in the forming of our nation.
The power to tax
the constitution gives congress the power " To lay collect Taxes,Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States"
The Borrowing Power
Article 1, section 8, clause 2
Gives congress the power "to borrow money on the credit of the united states" there are no constitutional limits on the amount of money congress may borrow and no restrictions on the purposes for borrowing.
The currency power
Article 1 section 8 clause 5
Gives congress the power to coin money and regulate the value thereof. the sates are expressly denied that power.

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the power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade is vital to the welfare of the nation. its few words have prompted the growth of the greatest open market in the world. the commerce clause proved to be more useful for the building of a strong and united states out of weak confederations than any other provision in the constitution.

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expressed powers of congress are found in Article 1, section 8 of the constitution. There, in 18 separate clauses, 27 different powers are explicitly given to Congress. Congress has exercised its power since, 1789 and in scores of supreme court cases arising out of the measures congress has passed.

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Are those powers delegated granted to it by the constitution.
Large areas of power are denied to congress in so many words in the constitution by the constitution silence on many matters and because the constitution creates a federal system.