The Constitution

THE CONSTITUTION

Article 1, Section 8

The congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, impost and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; to borrow money on the creditof the United States; TO COIN MONEY, REGULATE THE VALUE THEREOF, AND OF FOREIGN COIN, AND FIX  THE STANDARD OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES…