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Apply: The Original Constitution

Problem

“The legislative department is everywhere extending the sphere of its activity, and drawing all power to its impetuous vortex.”
James Madison, Federalist No. 48
Madison describes how much power the legislative branch has. If you wanted to find the powers of the legislative branch, where would you look in the Constitution?
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