Section 8
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As he put it, the first clause of Article 1, Section 8 specifies that “The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises.”
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
Article I, Section 8 gives Congress the authority to establish a “uniform rule of naturalization,” and the Supreme Court has long held that federal authority over immigration is “plenary”—sweeping and essentially exclusive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Neither they, nor the eldercare agency that secured the Section 8 voucher, would return our calls.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025
Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has authority to set tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
Treaty making with Indigenous nations has a brief but important mention in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
