2a. Types of Legislative Power (Teacher)

by alainechristian

Types of Legislative Power (Teacher)

Type of Power

Money Power

Commerce Power

Military and National Defence Power

Other Legislative Powers

Expressed Powers

To tax (Clause 1)

To borrow money (Clause 2)

To regulate bankruptcies (Clause 4)

To print and coin money (Clause 5)

To punish counterfeiters (Clause 6)

To regulate business between states and business with other nations (Clause 3)

To punish crimes at sea (Clause 10)

To declare war (Clause 11)

To set up, fund, and regulate the armed forces (Clauses 12, 13, and 14)

To provide for, regulate, and call into service a militia (the National Guard) (Clauses 15 and 16)

To establish laws for naturalization (Clause 4)

To set up post offices (Clause 7)

To grant copyrights and patents (Clause 8)

To set up a system of federal courts beneath the Supreme Court (Clause 9)

To govern Washington, D.C. (Clause 17)

To make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the other powers (Clause 18)

Some Implied Powers

To punish those who do not pay their taxes

To use tax revenue to support programs such as education and public housing

To outlaw discrimination in movie theaters, restaurants, hotels, and similar places

To set a minimum wage

To protect those with disabilities

To draft Americans into the armed forces

To limit and regulate immigration