Question

All of the following examples of the power to tax are given to Congress by the constitution EXCEPT:

a.
to raise a military
c.
to pay the President's salary
b.
to pay for Social Security
d.
to raise money for goods being sent from the United States to Great Britain

Answer 1

The enumerated power of Congress not stated in the Constitution among the given choices is the power to pay for Social Security. The Constitution grants Congress powers like taxation, defense, borrowing money, declaring war, and regulating commerce but not specifically Social Security payments.

Step-by-step explanation:

The power to tax is a significant authority given to Congress by the U.S. Constitution. Among the enumerated powers of Congress are: to lay and collect taxes; to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; to borrow money on the credit of the United States; to declare war; to raise and support armies; to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the states, and with Indian tribes. However, the option that is NOT expressly given to Congress by the Constitution is to pay for Social Security (option b), as Social Security is a program that was created under the New Deal during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, long after the Constitution was written.

Answer 2

the answer is b: to pay for social security