Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

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provision of the United States Constitution section of a constitution

Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution enumerates the specific powers of Congress, including the Necessary and Proper Clause that underpins much of federal legislative authority.

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Statements (76)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provision of the United States Constitution → section of a constitution →
alsoKnownAs	Enumerated Powers Clause →
appliesTo	United States Congress →
authorizes	power to borrow money on the credit of the United States → power to coin money → power to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court → power to declare war → power to define and punish offenses against the law of nations → power to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas → power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization → power to establish post offices → power to establish post roads → power to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies → power to exercise authority over places purchased for forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings → power to exercise exclusive legislation over the seat of government → power to fix the standard of weights and measures → power to grant letters of marque and reprisal → power to lay and collect taxes → power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution all other powers vested by the Constitution in the government of the United States → power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers → power to make rules concerning captures on land and water → power to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces → power to pay debts of the United States → power to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing copyrights and patents → power to provide and maintain a navy → power to provide for calling forth the militia → power to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia → power to provide for the common defense → power to provide for the general welfare of the United States → power to provide for the punishment of counterfeiting securities and current coin of the United States → power to raise and support armies → power to regulate commerce among the several states → power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes → power to regulate commerce with foreign nations → power to regulate the value of money →
constitutionalFunction	allocates legislative powers between federal government and states →
contains	Army Clause → Borrowing Clause → Coinage Clause → Commerce Clause → Copyright and Patent Clause → Counterfeiting Clause → Define and Punish Clause → Enclave Clause → Inferior Tribunals Clause → Militia Clauses → Naturalization and Bankruptcy Clause → Navy Clause → Necessary and Proper Clause → Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause) → Post Offices and Post Roads Clause → Seat of Government Clause → Taxing and Spending Clause → War Powers Clauses →
country	United States of America →
definesPowerType	enumerated powers →
effectiveDate	June 21, 1788 (ratification of the Constitution) →
grantsPowerTo	United States Congress →
historicalContext	drafted at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 →
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
keyCase	Gibbons v. Ogden → McCulloch v. Maryland → NFIB v. Sebelius → United States v. Lopez → Wickard v. Filburn →
language	English →
legalStatus	supreme law of the land component →
partOf	Article I of the United States Constitution → United States Constitution →
purpose	to specify legislative powers of Congress →
relatedClause	Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution →
relatedPrinciple	federalism → separation of powers →
subject	enumerated powers of Congress →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Militia Acts of the United States ("Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution") → U.S. Constitution in Treasury activities ("Article I Section 8 Spending Clause") → U.S. Constitution in Treasury activities ("Article I Section 8 Taxing and Borrowing Powers") →	basedOn
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution ("Enumerated Powers Clause") →	alsoKnownAs
Hylton v. United States ("Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution") →	appliedProvision
Commerce Compromise ("Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution") →	codifiedIn
U.S. Copyright Act ("U.S. Constitution Article I Section 8 Clause 8") →	constitutionalBasis
United States v. Comstock →	constitutionalProvision
United States v. Butler ("Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution") →	constitutionalProvisionInterpreted
General Welfare Clause doctrine ("Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution") →	locatedInTextOf
The Federalist No. 32 ("Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution") →	relatedTo