Explain the following key provisions of the US Constitution: (1) federal power to tax; (2) federal (only) right to mint coins; (3) federal regulation of trade among the newly constituted states; and (4) federal sovereignty over foreign affairs, treaties, and tariffs.
Federal Power to tax
Taxing as elaborated in article1, section 8 in the constitution of United States in clause 1 it gives the federal government its power of taxation. According to constitutional text, the congress shall enclose power to lay and collect Taxes, Impose Duties on Imports and Exercise payment of national Debts and make funds available for common Defense and United States universal Welfare (Jordan, 2012).
The power of the Individual states of federal government is at times concurrent to the power of taxing and as a result the taxation power has been acknowledged to be very wide-ranging, but has also on occasion been truncated by courts. In support Schultz (2013) further affirmed that the taxation power overtime is substantive in nature and that it is not connected to the tribulations imposed by the other enumerated powers of congress of the United States.
Federal (only) right to mint coins
The united State congress has the power known as “to coin money” provided by the united state Constitution. These Law is codified in the section 5112 of the of the united state code title 31. Keeping with this Peterson, & Bascle, (2009) point out that it’s in this section where the form of the coin is recommended.
One example is the copper alloy dollar, called Sacagawea dollars, while the Silver eagle is the untainted silver dollar. Equally issuance and minting is provided in this same section of the other coin in which they have got value starting from one cent to fifty dollars. The remaining coin is more fully described united state dollars coin (Jordan, 2012).
The declaration and explanation of the recipes and usage of public money is also published from time provided by the constitution. This constitution is made by the specific section of united state.
Federal regulation of trade among the newly constituted states;
The referred commerce clause as in the U.S Constitution Clause 3, Section 8, and Article 1, gives the congress power to control commerce with the foreign states, and to a number of states, and still by way of the Indian communities (Schultz, 2013).
It is thus important to state no nation is allowed to cross the threshold into any confederation, treaty or alliance. If someone was to give declaration in the constitutional demand of United States; he would state that the states systems of co-equal nations which hold their dominance also have authority to cancel out the act of the central administration.
The Federal sovereignty over foreign affairs, treaties and tariffs
The constitution defines a federal government as a government of enumerated powers. Its powers are usually vested by the President, U.S Constitution and federal courts which include the Supreme Court (Peterson, & Bascle, 2009). Nevertheless, the federal government in the United States harbors all exclusive powers over the foreign relations.
In article II section 2: The United States President has the power to make treaties if given consent of the 2/3 of the senate. He makes these treaties with the consent and advice of the senate but he is the only one who negotiates. United States constitution allows Congress to control trade with other nations; while on the other hand, the executive negotiates commerce agreements. However the president is not in a position to change any tariff line without the Congress permitting the change.
References
Jordan, T. (2012). The U.S. Constitution and fascinating facts about it. Naperville, IL: Oak Hill Pub.
McNeese, T. (2001). The U.S. Constitution. St. Louis, Mo: Milliken Pub.
Peterson, C. & Bascle, B. (2009). The U.S. Constitution. Mankato, Minn: Capstone Press.
Schultz, K. (2013). HIST. Belmont, Calif. Andover: Wadsworth Cengage Learning distributor.
