1. CONGRESSIONAL POWERS

2. Taxing and Spending/ Appropriations bills
LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Taxing and Spending/ Appropriations bills
Tax bills start in the House of Representatives
President makes budget
Congress approves

3. Regulating foreign and interstate commerce
LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Regulating foreign and interstate commerce

4. Declaring War Congress declares war
LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Declaring War
Congress declares war
President orders troops into battle

5. Creating and maintaining an army and navy
LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Creating and maintaining an army and navy

6. LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Approving treaties
President makes
Senate approves

7. NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Proposing Amendments
Congressional action
Proposal = 2/3 Congress
Ratification = 3/4 state legislatures

8. NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Counting electoral votes

9. NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Addressing presidential succession issues

10. NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Approving/rejecting Presidential nominees
Senate

11. NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Impeaching
House of Reps. = begins proceedings
Senate = acts as a jury

12. NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Overseeing government activities
Watchdog

13. POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS
Cannot pass laws that violate the Constitution

14. POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS
Cannot suspend the writ of habeas corpus
Police have to bring prisoner to court and explain why they are holding him.

15. POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS
Prohibited from passing bills of attainder
Laws that punish a person without a jury trial

16. POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS
No ex post facto laws
Laws that make an act a crime after it has been committed

17. POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS
Checks and balances
Supreme Court determines constitutionality of laws
President can veto bills
Can only override laws with a 2/3 vote in both houses.