https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1 Made with a creative frenzy en-us 2017-11-02 17:32:37 UTC 2017-11-08 18:48:10 UTC hello@padlet.com 18howee https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203034050 The power to set and collect taxes/money to pay the nations debts and provide for the common welfare. It allows Congress to set taxes and otherwise raise money, but is limited to only being able to raise taxes that support the general welfare, doesn't allow taxes on exports, has limits on direct and indirect taxes, and the implied limit of not taxing states in the things they must do to govern the state. An example of this is the income tax. ]]> 2017-11-02 17:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203034050 18howee https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036041 The power to borrow money, which lets Congress borrow money on the credit of the United States. There are no limits defined as to how much Congress can borrow, but they mostly do it to finance large projects, handle the costs of a crisis, or to cover the budget deficit. An example of this is how much money the US borrowed in WW2. ]]> 2017-11-02 17:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036041 18howee https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036346 The power to regulate commerce. It gives Congress the power to regulate trade/commerce between the states, with foreign countries, and with Indian tribes. This clause is limited by the defined rules that Congress can't tax exports, can't 'favor' the ports of one state, cannot require that vessels going from one state to another have to pay a duty to enter that state, and that Congress can't interfere with the slave trade until 1808. An example of this is charging import tax to make US-made products more competitive here. ]]> 2017-11-02 17:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036346 18howee https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036451 The power to establish laws of naturalization and bankruptcy. This allows Congress  to establish laws on bankruptcy and to establish laws on how someone becomes a citizen. The only limits on these are implied limits. An example of this are the 1978 revision of bankruptcy laws. ]]> 2017-11-02 17:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036451 18howee https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036659 Coin money and fix standards for weights and measures. This gives Congress the power to mint money and regulate it's value, and the ability to standardize units of measure. This power was temporarily limited by a Supreme Court ruling that printing paper money was unconstitutional, but the decision was reversed. The Mint still making coins is an example of this power. ]]> 2017-11-02 17:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036659 18howee https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036916 The power to set punishment for counterfeit. This allows Congress to pass laws and set punishments for anyone convicted of counterfeiting money. The only limits are implied limits. An example of this is that people still go to jail for printing counterfeit money. ]]> 2017-11-02 17:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203036916 18howee https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203037161 The power to establish post offices and post roads, which lets Congress create and maintain postal services that are controlled by the government. There are, predictably, no defined limits to this power. An example of this is the USPS (but not UPS). ]]> 2017-11-02 17:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203037161 18howee https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203037295 The power to grant copyrights and patents. This gives Congress the power to "promote the progress of science and the useful arts" by granting those artists and scientists exclusive rights to their work, and to set laws related to this. There are no expressed limits to this power. An example of this is when Metallica sued Napster, and a court ordered Napster to stop trading copyrighted music on it's network. ]]> 2017-11-02 17:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203037295 18howee https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203037536 The power to establish courts below the Supreme Courts. This gives Congress the power to create all federal courts below the Supreme court, and to pass laws defining what a crime is in these courts. There are no expressed limits on this power outside of the fact that all other courts are below the Supreme Court. An example of this is the federal court system. ]]> 2017-11-02 17:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/18howee/pzhgqjwm4bk1/wish/203037536