THE RELEVANT CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE WAR POWERS (excerpts)

Article I

Section 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States…

Section 7.

(1) All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendment as on other Bills.

(2) Every Bill shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a Law, be presented to the president of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if have originated… If after…Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent…to the other House… and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law.

(3) Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the president of the United States; and before the same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House Representatives…

Section 8.

(1) The congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence…of the United States;

(2) To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;

(3) To regulate Commerce with foreign nations…

(10) To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;

(11) To declare War… and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

(12) To raise and support Armies; but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for longer term than two Years;

(13)To provide and maintain a Navy;

(14)To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the 1 and naval Forces;

(15)To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Law of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

(16)To provide for organizing, arming and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States… the appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

(17)To exercise exclusive Authority over all Places for the Erection of Ports, Magazines, Arsenals, Dock Yards and other needful Buildings;

(18)To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and other other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Section 9.

(2) The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of Rebellion of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

(7)No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law…

Section 10.

(1)No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation;

(3)No State shall, without the Consent of Congress… keep Troops, or ships of war in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact…with a foreign Power, or engage in War unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.