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The powers denied Congress are specified in a short list in Article I, Section 9. The article begins by prohibiting Congress from limiting the slave trade until 1808, one of the key compromises between the northern and southern states. It then proceeds to prohibit things like suspension of the privilege of habeas corpus, the imposition of taxes on exports from any of the states, and granting of titles of nobility.
The powers denied to the states are specified in an even shorter list in Article I, Section 10. These include:
- No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; ...coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts;...
- No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports,...
- No state shall, without the consent of Congress, ...enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power,...
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