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Congress is given the power to declare war. However they must put it to a vote and a majority must be in favor of going to war.
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Article 1 of the Constitution gives congress the power to punish pirates. Piracy in those days was more common around American and British ports as well as the ports of surrounding areas.
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Congress is given the power to set up post offices . This was incredibly convenient because mail was necessary for long distance communication since they did not have cell phones.
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Congress is given the power to collect taxes. Since the fledgling nation was not very unified, a tax system was needed to fund government projects and expand the nation.
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Article 1 states how congress should be organized and how often legislators must get together. Article 1 made the legislative branch in general which meant the law making branch.