Which article of the U.S. Constitution provides the legislative powers to Congress?

• A. Article I
• B. Article II
• C. Article III
• D. Article IV

Answer: (A)

Legislative power is vested in Congress through the first article of the Constitution. This article creates Congress, a two-house legislature (the Senate and the House of Representatives), and lays out how laws are made, including how bills are proposed, debated, and enacted into law. It also lists the powers Congress can exercise, most notably in the section detailing enumerated powers like tax, borrow money, regulate commerce, declare war, and raise and support armed forces. The Necessary and Proper Clause empowers Congress to pass laws needed to carry out these powers, enabling a flexible and enduring framework for lawmaking. The other articles establish the other branches—the executive and the judiciary—and outline relations among states, but they do not grant Congress its legislative authority.