Powers of Congress

Congress can use this power to regulate trade with China

• Currency power

• E-trade power

• Foreign relations power

• Commerce power

Congress uses this power to set up a standardized system so that your speedometer in your car matches up with the speed limit signs on the road.

• Power of copyrights

• Power of weights and measures

• Power of patents

• Vehicle regulation power

These are powers that are specifically written in the Constitution.

• Expressed powers

• Implied powers

• Investigatory power

• Postal power

This power of Congress is used as a check on the president to make sure that he is doing his job correctly and within the bounds of the law.

• Currency power

• War power

• Investigatory power

• Impeachment power

Congress alone has this power, not the president, to go into battle with another country.

• War power

• War Power Resolution

• Foreign Relations Power

• Treaty Power

Congress can set up federal banks through this power, even though it is not stated in the Constitution.

• Expressed powers

• Currency power

• Implied powers

• Power to tax

Congress has this power, the power to coin and regulate money

• Power to tax

• Currency power

• Borrowing power

• Implied powers

Congress uses this power to set up the standards by which immigrants become legal citizens.

• Power of naturalization

• Foreign relations power

• Treaty power

• Expressed power

If Congress decides to approve a peace agreement between North Korea and the United States, Congress is using this power.

• Implied Powers

• Treaty power

• Commerce power

• War power

Congress can use this power when extra money is needed to fund programs.

• Borrowing power

• Currency power

• Power to tax

• Commerce power