." ▁The ▁article ▁establish es ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁election ▁and ▁the ▁qual ifications ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁each ▁body . ▁Representatives ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁old , ▁be ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁seven ▁years , ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁they ▁represent . ▁Sen ators ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁old , ▁be ▁a ▁citiz en ▁for ▁nine ▁years , ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁they ▁represent . ▁ ▁Article ▁I , ▁Section ▁ 8 ▁enumer ates ▁the ▁powers ▁deleg ated ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁Fin an cially , ▁Congress ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁tax , ▁borrow , ▁pay ▁deb t ▁and ▁provide ▁for ▁the ▁common ▁defense ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁w elf are ; ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁commerce , ▁bank rupt cies , ▁and ▁coin ▁money . ▁To ▁reg ulate ▁internal ▁affairs , ▁it ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁reg ulate ▁and ▁govern ▁military ▁forces ▁and ▁milit ias , ▁suppress ▁ins urre ctions ▁and ▁rep el ▁invas ions . ▁It ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁natural ization , ▁standards ▁of ▁weights ▁and ▁measures , ▁post ▁offices ▁and ▁roads , ▁and ▁pat ents ; ▁to ▁directly ▁govern ▁the ▁federal ▁district ▁and ▁c essions ▁of ▁land ▁by ▁the ▁states ▁for ▁for ts ▁and ▁ar sen als . ▁Intern ation ally , ▁Congress ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁define ▁and ▁pun ish ▁pi ra cies ▁and ▁off enses ▁against ▁the ▁Law ▁of ▁Nations , ▁to ▁declare ▁war ▁and ▁make ▁rules ▁of ▁war . ▁The ▁final ▁N ec ess