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The Constitution does under the First Article.
In the 110th Congress there are 42 African Americans in the House and 1 in the Senate, totaling 43 total in Congress.
North Vietnamese Naval torpedo boats attacked warships of the US Navy. President Johnson asked for (from Congress) authority to protect US interests in Southeast Asia (Vietnam). Congress approved that authority. LBJ then threw the whole might of the United States military (minus nuclear weapons) against North Vietnam; general warfare in Vietnam had commenced.
The Articles of Confederation limited the powers of the central government, known as the Confederation Congress. This central government had limited authority and could not levy taxes or regulate trade, among other limitations.
By vetoing a bill
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In 1834 Congress created the Indian Territory, an area in present-day Oklahoma, for Native Americans from the Southeast.
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The Supreme Court
No. The city has it's own government but Congress has the ultimate authority.
Part of Congress's exercise of legislative authority is the establishment of an annual budget for the government. To this end, Congress levies taxes and tariffs to provide funding for essential government services.
The congress of the confederation could not tax. The could request tax, but they had no authority. The government went into debt.
John C. Calhoun
In a totalitarian government, the dictator (often called a tyrant) has total power. He/She has the highest authority in the government. In a monarchy, it is Parliament that has highest authority. Yes, the King or Queen answers to someone else. In a republic and/or democracy, the politicians listen to the people of the country, and the senate or congress has the highest authority. I know what you are thinking, "But the president has the highest, that is why he/she is president." Trust me, the president has to listen to Congress. Congress can veto a president's veto, which mean that it has higher authority in the government. In an anarchy, no one has power. It's just mass chaos and disorder.
The federal government, in the United States, includes the President, Vice-President, Congress executive departments, etc. that represent the entire nation. Power to the federal government gives these branches authority, superseding the authority of state or local government.