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Bookmark or Share- Taxing and Spending Clause - WikipediaThe Taxing and Spending Clause [1] (which contains provisions known as the General Welfare Clause [2] and the Uniformity Clause [3]), Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, grants the federal government of the United States its power of taxation. While authorizing Congress to levy taxes, this clause permits the ...
- Historical Background on Spending Clause | Constitution Annotated ...An annotation about Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.
- Overview of Spending Clause - Constitution AnnotatedIn its modern understanding, the Spending Clause of the U.S. Constitution ranks among Congress’s most important powers. The Clause appears first in Article I, Section 8’s list of enumerated legislative powers.
- Interpretation: The Spending Clause | Constitution CenterThe Spending Clause gives Congress the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and the general Welfare of the United States.”
- Article I, Section 8, Clause 2: Congressional Spending and ... - FindlawArticle I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution is known as the "taxing and spending clause." Clause 2 is known as the "borrowing clause." Together, they grant Congress the broad power to borrow and spend money for the general welfare of the United States. The spending clause is among Congress's most important powers.
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