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Legislative  The Constitution vests in Congress the power to pass legislation. A proposal considered

此资料由网络收集而来,如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享,我们负责传递知识。 Legislative TheConstitutionvestsinCongressthepowertopass legislation.AproposalconsideredbyCongressiscalleda bill.IfamajorityofeachhouseofCongresstwo-thirds shouldthePresidentvetoit-votestoadoptabill,i becomeslaw.Federallawsareknownasstatutes.TheUnited StatesCodeisa“codification”offederalstatutorylaw.The Codeisnotitselfalaw,itmerelypresentsthestatutesina logicalarrangement.Title20,forinstance,containsthe variousstatutespertainingtoEducation,andTitle22those coveringForeignRelations.Congresslawmakingpowerislimited. Moreprecisely,itisdelegatedbytheAmericanpeoplethrough theConstitution,whichspecifiesareaswhereCongressmayor maynotlegislate.ArticleI,Section9oftheConstitution forbidsCongressfrompassingcertaintypesoflaws.Congress maynot,forinstance,passan“expostfacto”law(alaw thatappliesretroactively,or“afterthefact”),orlevyatax onexports.ArticleI,Section8listsareaswhereCongress maylegislate.Someofthese(“ToestablishPostOffices”) arequitespecificbutothers,mostnotably,“Toregulate 1

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