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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; To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
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1. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, pro-vide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the ...
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WE, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, provide the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our postefity, do ordain and esta- blish this constitution for the United States of America. ARTICLE I—SECTION 1.
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provinces (the United States, Switzerland, Australia, Germany, Austria). Residual powers confer legal authority on one of the two orders of government for all matters that do not appear among the items listed in the constitution. The primary goal of residual powers is to identify an authority in charge of new
The written Constitution is valuable because it provides a com-mon ground among the American people, and in that way makes it possi-ble for us to settle disputes that might otherwise be intractable and destructive. . . . . . . . [O]ne of the absolute fixed points of our legal culture is that we cannot . . . say that the text of the Constitution ...
Mar 22, 2024 · The purpose of a state's constitution and the inherent powers of the state are the main topics discussed in this concise study guide. It examines the executive, legislative and judicial branches of a state government and looks at how to amend a state constitution. A model constitution is included in the appendix.
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the national frame and constrains the powers of the federal government.
