2025 civics test · Question 20 of 128 · System of Government★ 65/20 question

Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

Q: Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

Writes laws; Declares war; Makes the federal budget. The Constitution gives Congress important powers. Its main job is writing federal laws. Only Congress can declare war, and it controls government money by making the federal budget, deciding how tax money is collected and spent. Any one of these is a correct answer.

In Chinese 说出美国国会的一项权力。

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Writes laws制定法律
Declares war宣战
Makes the federal budget制定联邦预算

Any one of these answers is accepted unless the question asks for more than one.

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Why this is the answer

The Constitution gives Congress important powers. Its main job is writing federal laws. Only Congress can declare war, and it controls government money by making the federal budget, deciding how tax money is collected and spent. Any one of these is a correct answer.

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Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

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