United States History Question of the Day
Answer and Explanation


Powers of Congress


Federal Hall, New York City,
site of first meetings of Congress
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Question 0101011:

Which of the following is not listed as a power reserved to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution?

A) to coin money
B) to borrow money on the credit of the United States
C) to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high sea
D) to tax exports from any state
E) securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries


Answer: 

D) to tax exports from any state

Explanation: Part of the Commerce Compromise at the Constitutional Convention was the guarantee that Congress would not tax exports. All of the other options are powers listed in Article I, Section 8.

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