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Clause 12: Raising and Maintaining Armies

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 12: Raising and Support of Armies

  • Posted on June 8, 1787
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To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; Congress is granted power to raise armies, so that the federal government is not reliant entirely on state militias in time of war. However, the Framers considered large…continue reading →

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