Questions tagged [spending-clause]
Questions about the spending clause of the US Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1): "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States..."
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What is the power of the purse?
In this video a Supreme Court Justice is asked what the Supreme Court would do if the President defies its orders. She says the Supreme Court lacks the power of the sword and the power of the purse.
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