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In Article l, Section l, Both the House and Senate exercise that power through the standing committees and their subcommittees and often through special committees, as well. To conduct a investigation are gather info necessary to the framing of legislation , oversee the operations of various agencies in the executive branch, focus public attention on some particular matter , expose the questionable activities of some public official or private person or group , and promote particular interests of some members of Congress.

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Article l, Section 8, Clause 5 gives Congress the power to coin Money and regulate the Value thereof.So the Constitution gave the currency power to Congress, and it all but excluded the States from field.

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Article l, Section 8, Clause 2 gives Congress 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.

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Congress shares powers with the Chief Executive .The Constitution makes the President commander in chief of the nation's armed forces and as such, the President dominates the field. Congress can declare war.

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The Power to Tax
The Constitution gives Congress the 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.

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The power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade and is vital to the welfare of the nation.

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Expressed powers are those stated in Constitution. For Ex: The power to regulate both foreign and interstate commerce.

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Large areas of powers are denied to Congress in so many words in the Constitution ,by the Constitution's silence on many matters, and because the Constitution. There's three different ways expressed, implied , and inherent powers.