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  2. Article One of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    Many powers of Congress have been granted under a broad interpretation of Article 1, section 8. Most notably, Clauses 1 (the General Welfare or Taxing and Spending clause), 3 (the Commerce clause), and 18 (The Necessary and Proper clause) have been deemed to grant expansive powers to Congress.

  3. Necessary and Proper Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Necessary and Proper Clause, also known as the Elastic Clause, [1] is a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: The Congress shall have Power... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government ...

  4. Enumerated powers (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: . The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

  5. Taxing and Spending Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Taxing and Spending Clause [1] (which contains provisions known as the General Welfare Clause [2] and the Uniformity Clause [3]), Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, grants the federal government of the United States its power of taxation. While authorizing Congress to levy taxes, this clause permits the ...

  6. Plan for Establishing Uniformity in the Coinage, Weights, and ...

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    Under the Constitution (article I, section 8), the Congress has the constitutional right to decide on a standard of weights and measures. On January 8, 1790, George Washington urged Congress to address the need for the uniform system of weights and measures, [ 1 ] and on January 15, 1790, the House of Representatives requested Thomas Jefferson ...

  7. Commerce Clause - Wikipedia

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    Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: [6] [The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; The significance of the Commerce Clause is described in the Supreme Court's opinion in Gonzales v. Raich, 545 U.S. 1 (2005): [7] [8]

  8. Powers of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    Among the powers specifically given to Congress in Article I Section 8, are the following: 1. 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; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; 2.

  9. Postal Clause - Wikipedia

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    Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, known as the Postal Clause or the Postal Power, empowers Congress "To establish Post Offices and post Roads." The Post Office has the constitutional authority to designate mail routes.