3.To createand collectimposts- taxon land orreal estate18.To grantpatents fora limited #of years43.Must publisha regularaudit of theTreasury16.To establishor designatepostalRoads13.To set thestandard ofweights andmeasures4.To paydebts ofthe UnitedStates10.Establish auniform RuleofNaturalization(citizenship)38.NO Capitation(per capita) orother direct Taxlaid unless inratio with theCensus25.To raiseandsupportArmies32.To govern allplacespurchased fromthe states forfederal facilities35.NOT suspend the Writof Habeas Corpus(“you have the body”-the restrainer mustproduce the prisoner ata designated time andplace; the court willdecide if the custodywas legal)12.To coin(create)money andregulate itsvalue14.To setpunishmentforcounterfeitingU.S. money45.NO person infederal office shallaccept any gift,office, or title froma foreign leaderw/o Congress’consent29.To call out theMilitia for authorizedreasons --toexecute nationallaws, suppressinsurrections, andrepel invasions15.ToestablishPostOffices11.EstablishuniformLaws aboutBankruptciesin the U.S.36.NOT create any Bill ofAttainder law (legislationthat imposes punishmentwithout a trial- 1+ peopledeclared ‘attainted’ andtheir property confiscatedrather than going toheirs)27.To provideandmaintain aNavy40.No preferentialtreatment ofany ports ofone state overanother39.NO federaltax shall belaid on thingsexported fromany State34.NOT banimportingslavesbefore 18082.To taxexports andimports(“customstax”)19.To createfederal courtslower than theSupreme Court(district andcircuit)41.No requiringships toenter extraports alongthe way17.To grantcopyrightsfor a limited# of years42.No moneyused from theTreasury,without properlegislation30.To write lawsspecificallyfor thenation’scapitol21.To define andpunishOffensesagainst theLaw of Nations28.To make Rulesto govern andregulate theland and navalForces5.To providefor thegeneralwellbeing ofthe U.S.22.TodeclareWar20.To define andpunish Piraciesand Feloniescommitted onthe high Seas33.To make allLaws“necessary andproper” toexercise theirpowers9.To regulatecommerceamong theStates44.NO powerto grantany title ofnobility8.To regulatecommercewith theIndian Tribes37.NOT create an expost facto Law(punishes anaction retroactivelywhen it wasn’tillegal whenperformed)24.To makeRules aboutCaptures onLand andWater6.To borrowmoney onthe credit ofthe UnitedStates‘If we didn’t includepermission, it’s apower for the statesor the people, notthe nationalgovernment.’31.To governthenation’scapitol26.NOTappropriateMoney forArmies for alonger Termthan two Years7.To regulatecommercewith foreignnations23.To grant Letters ofMarque and Reprisal(limited authority for aperson to targetoutside our bordersand seize or destroy)1.To imposeand collectuniform(even) taxes3.To createand collectimposts- taxon land orreal estate18.To grantpatents fora limited #of years43.Must publisha regularaudit of theTreasury16.To establishor designatepostalRoads13.To set thestandard ofweights andmeasures4.To paydebts ofthe UnitedStates10.Establish auniform RuleofNaturalization(citizenship)38.NO Capitation(per capita) orother direct Taxlaid unless inratio with theCensus25.To raiseandsupportArmies32.To govern allplacespurchased fromthe states forfederal facilities35.NOT suspend the Writof Habeas Corpus(“you have the body”-the restrainer mustproduce the prisoner ata designated time andplace; the court willdecide if the custodywas legal)12.To coin(create)money andregulate itsvalue14.To setpunishmentforcounterfeitingU.S. money45.NO person infederal office shallaccept any gift,office, or title froma foreign leaderw/o Congress’consent29.To call out theMilitia for authorizedreasons --toexecute nationallaws, suppressinsurrections, andrepel invasions15.ToestablishPostOffices11.EstablishuniformLaws aboutBankruptciesin the U.S.36.NOT create any Bill ofAttainder law (legislationthat imposes punishmentwithout a trial- 1+ peopledeclared ‘attainted’ andtheir property confiscatedrather than going toheirs)27.To provideandmaintain aNavy40.No preferentialtreatment ofany ports ofone state overanother39.NO federaltax shall belaid on thingsexported fromany State34.NOT banimportingslavesbefore 18082.To taxexports andimports(“customstax”)19.To createfederal courtslower than theSupreme Court(district andcircuit)41.No requiringships toenter extraports alongthe way17.To grantcopyrightsfor a limited# of years42.No moneyused from theTreasury,without properlegislation30.To write lawsspecificallyfor thenation’scapitol21.To define andpunishOffensesagainst theLaw of Nations28.To make Rulesto govern andregulate theland and navalForces5.To providefor thegeneralwellbeing ofthe U.S.22.TodeclareWar20.To define andpunish Piraciesand Feloniescommitted onthe high Seas33.To make allLaws“necessary andproper” toexercise theirpowers9.To regulatecommerceamong theStates44.NO powerto grantany title ofnobility8.To regulatecommercewith theIndian Tribes37.NOT create an expost facto Law(punishes anaction retroactivelywhen it wasn’tillegal whenperformed)24.To makeRules aboutCaptures onLand andWater6.To borrowmoney onthe credit ofthe UnitedStates‘If we didn’t includepermission, it’s apower for the statesor the people, notthe nationalgovernment.’31.To governthenation’scapitol26.NOTappropriateMoney forArmies for alonger Termthan two Years7.To regulatecommercewith foreignnations23.To grant Letters ofMarque and Reprisal(limited authority for aperson to targetoutside our bordersand seize or destroy)1.To imposeand collectuniform(even) taxes

powers of congress - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. To create and collect imposts- tax on land or real estate
    3.
  2. To grant patents for a limited # of years
    18.
  3. Must publish a regular audit of the Treasury
    43.
  4. To establish or designate postal Roads
    16.
  5. To set the standard of weights and measures
    13.
  6. To pay debts of the United States
    4.
  7. Establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization (citizenship)
    10.
  8. NO Capitation (per capita) or other direct Tax laid unless in ratio with the Census
    38.
  9. To raise and support Armies
    25.
  10. To govern all places purchased from the states for federal facilities
    32.
  11. NOT suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus (“you have the body”- the restrainer must produce the prisoner at a designated time and place; the court will decide if the custody was legal)
    35.
  12. To coin (create) money and regulate its value
    12.
  13. To set punishment for counterfeiting U.S. money
    14.
  14. NO person in federal office shall accept any gift, office, or title from a foreign leader w/o Congress’ consent
    45.
  15. To call out the Militia for authorized reasons --to execute national laws, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions
    29.
  16. To establish Post Offices
    15.
  17. Establish uniform Laws about Bankruptcies in the U.S.
    11.
  18. NOT create any Bill of Attainder law (legislation that imposes punishment without a trial- 1+ people declared ‘attainted’ and their property confiscated rather than going to heirs)
    36.
  19. To provide and maintain a Navy
    27.
  20. No preferential treatment of any ports of one state over another
    40.
  21. NO federal tax shall be laid on things exported from any State
    39.
  22. NOT ban importing slaves before 1808
    34.
  23. To tax exports and imports (“customs tax”)
    2.
  24. To create federal courts lower than the Supreme Court (district and circuit)
    19.
  25. No requiring ships to enter extra ports along the way
    41.
  26. To grant copyrights for a limited # of years
    17.
  27. No money used from the Treasury, without proper legislation
    42.
  28. To write laws specifically for the nation’s capitol
    30.
  29. To define and punish Offenses against the Law of Nations
    21.
  30. To make Rules to govern and regulate the land and naval Forces
    28.
  31. To provide for the general wellbeing of the U.S.
    5.
  32. To declare War
    22.
  33. To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas
    20.
  34. To make all Laws “necessary and proper” to exercise their powers
    33.
  35. To regulate commerce among the States
    9.
  36. NO power to grant any title of nobility
    44.
  37. To regulate commerce with the Indian Tribes
    8.
  38. NOT create an ex post facto Law (punishes an action retroactively when it wasn’t illegal when performed)
    37.
  39. To make Rules about Captures on Land and Water
    24.
  40. To borrow money on the credit of the United States
    6.
  41. ‘If we didn’t include permission, it’s a power for the states or the people, not the national government.’
  42. To govern the nation’s capitol
    31.
  43. NOT appropriate Money for Armies for a longer Term than two Years
    26.
  44. To regulate commerce with foreign nations
    7.
  45. To grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal (limited authority for a person to target outside our borders and seize or destroy)
    23.
  46. To impose and collect uniform (even) taxes
    1.