. Community civics . o Congressthe right to control interstate commerce ; to collecttariffs and duties ; to establish post offices and postroads ; to coin money ; and to carry on the variousother activities which ordinarily devolved upon acentral government. Pursuant to the powers delegated to it by theConstitution, the national government has organ-ized an immense governmental machine, employ-ing hundreds of thousands of persons and spendinga billion dollars annually. The funds necessaryto carry on the activities of the national govern-ment are secured principally through tariff dutiesand int
. Community civics . o Congressthe right to control interstate commerce ; to collecttariffs and duties ; to establish post offices and postroads ; to coin money ; and to carry on the variousother activities which ordinarily devolved upon acentral government. Pursuant to the powers delegated to it by theConstitution, the national government has organ-ized an immense governmental machine, employ-ing hundreds of thousands of persons and spendinga billion dollars annually. The funds necessaryto carry on the activities of the national govern-ment are secured principally through tariff dutiesand internal revenue taxes. These are both indirectmethods of taxation. They are levied upon thethings which people use, and not upon the peoplethemselves. 243 244 COMMUNITY CIVICS The government of the United States was dividedinto three departments, — the legislative, the execu-tive, and the judicial. The legislative departmentmakes the laws. The executive department firstsanctions these laws and then enforces them. The. The Senate Chamber in the Capitol, Washington. judicial department is charged with the interpreta-tion of the laws. Congress, consisting of a Senate and House ofRepresentatives, enacts laws. Both the Senatorsand the Representatives come from every part ofthe country. Each member of Congress representsthe community which elected him, while at the sametime, as a member of the national Congress, he aims MANAGING NATIONAL AFFAIRS 245 to promote the interests of the entire nation. Forexample, a man elected from Colorado would workearnestly to secure funds for the erection of an irri-gation project in his home state. He would beequally interested in the building of the PanamaCanal, which would be of only remote benefit tohis own state. The former interest is a local one,peculiar to his community. The latter interest is anational one, from which all of the states will derivemore or less benefit. The business of Congress is carried on by com-mittees. Each member is appoin
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