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article 1 section 8,( enumerated powers clause)
congress granted power to:
1. tax
2. pay debts
3.provide for the common defense and genral welfare
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article 1 section 8,( enumerated powers clause)
congress granted power to:
#part2
1. borrow money
2.regulate commerce with foreign countries and among the several states and with indian tribes
3.establish immigration laws
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article 1 section 8,( enumerated powers clause)
congress granted power to:
#part3
1. make uniform bankruptcy laws for the entire nation
2.coin money (and regulate and value thereof)
3.fix standard of weights and measures
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article 1 section 8,( enumerated powers clause)
congress granted power to:
#part4
1.prohibit counterfeting of coins and securities
2.establish post offices and post roads
3.make laws protecting patents and copyrights
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article 1 section 8,( enumerated powers clause) congress granted power to:
#5
1. create federal courts
2. pursue and punish pirates
3.declare war
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article 1 section 8,( enumerated powers clause) congress granted power to:
#6
1.raise and support armies (milatary appropriations may not extend further than two years at a time)
2.provide and maintain a navy
3.make rules for goverment and regulation of land and naval forces
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article 1 section 8,( enumerated powers clause) congress granted power to:
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1.call upon the milatary to enforce federal laws,suppress insurrections, and repel invasion
2.organize, govern, arm, and discipline the militia
3.exercise jurisdiction over special district created for the capital
4.exercise authority over territory owned by the federal goverment
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article 1 secction 9
congress may not
1. restrict the importation of slaves before 1808
2.suspend habeas corpus, unless there is a threat to public saftey
3.pass bills of attainder or ex post facto laws
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article 1 secction 9
congress may not
#2
1.impose taxes or duties on articles exported from a state
2.give preference to the ports of one state over those of another in regulations of commerce of revenue
3.require vessels passing from one state to another to pay taxes to the state through which they are passing
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article 1 secction 9
congress may not
#3
1. spend public money without an appropriation made by law
2.spend public money withoust a regular account of the recipients and expenditures of all public funds
3.grant titles of nobility
4.allow any person working for the federal govermant to recieve a present wage, without permission from congress
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article 1 section 10
states may not
1. enter into treaties alliances or confederation
2.grant letters of marque and reprisal
3.coin money
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article 1 section 10
states may not
#2
1.emit bills of credit
2.make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts
3.pass bills of attainder
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article 1 section 10
states may not
#3
1. make expost facto laws
2.make laws that impair the obligation of contracts
3.grant titles of nobility
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amendment 1
congress shall make no law respecting an established religion or prohibiting the free exercise of thereof;or abriging the freedom of speech or of the press
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amendment 2
a well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
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amendment 3
no soldier shall in time of peace be quarted in any house without the consebt of the owner nor in time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law
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amendment 4
the right of the people to be secure in their persons houses,papers, and effects against unreasonable searchers and seizures shall not be violated
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amendment 5
no person shall be held tp answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime
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amendment 6
in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial
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amendment 7
in suits at common law where the value in controversy shall exeed twenty dollars the right of trial by jury
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amendment 8
excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusal punishments
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amendment 9
rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
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amendment 10
the judicial power of the united states cannot be sued by a us citizen
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amendment 11
senators are elected thru popular elections
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amendment 12
slavery is illegal
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amendment 13
people can be in public sores
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amendment 14
the right to vote cannot be denied
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amendment 15
congress can pass taxes
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amendment 16
only 2 senators per state
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amendment17
alcohol prohibition
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amendment 18
voting cannot be denied because of gender
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full faith and credit
the provision in article 4 sections 1 of the constitution that states must respect the public acts laws and judicial rulings of other staes
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privileges and immunities clause
the portion of article4 sec 2 the constitution states that citizens form out of state have the same legal rights as local citizens in any state
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