governments. It was also at these negotiations that the presidency was framed and a constitution emerged. This is one of the reasons that the President doesn’t have much control in modern society. Had things gone well when the States had significant power over the
The American Constitution created a representative government that contains three branches. (Hamilton 2005) Congress is considered the first branch of the American national government. While the United States has three co-equal branches, with the others being the President and the Senate, it is the powers that the congress has that make it so powerful. The president is never the master of Congress, except in relatively brief intervals of emergency. (Laski 1940) An example of this would be if a place were devastated by a storm, like Hurricane Katrina in 2006. The president can then make it eligible for federal aid. Article One of the constitution covers a lot of these powers. In section eight, it shows that Congress has the power to lay and collect taxes duties imposts, and excises. (Wilson, et. al. 2015: 304) They also have a lot to do with the American currency. Congress has the power to borrow money from the banks, regulate commerce, establish rules for naturalization and bankruptcy and to coin money, set its value, and punish counterfeiting. (Wilson, et. al. 2015: 304) All of these have to do with money, which shows that the Congress controls a lot of what the federal money goes towards. Congress, also under section eight, can fix the standard of weights and measures. (Wilson, et al. 2015: 304) Regulating these is necessary for industry and commerce so that you can regulate products. They also have the power to issue patents and copyrights to inventors and authors. Congress also establishes post offices and post roads, which is called the Postal Clause. Finally, they are able to create courts that are inferior to the Supreme Courts.
Congress is one of the most import...