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What limits are placed on the federal government

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The limits placed on the Federal Government are:

1) No exercise of powers not delegated to it by the Constitution.

2) No payment from the Treasury except under appropriations made by law.

3) All duties and excises must be uniform throughout the United States.

4) No tax or duty to be laid on articles exported from any state.

5) No appointment of a senator or representative to any civil office which was created while he was a member of Congress or for which the amount of compensation was increased during that period.

6) No preferences to the ports of one state over another in regulation or tax collection.

7) No titles of nobility to be granted by the U.S. government, or permitted to be granted to government officials by foreign states.

8) No bill of attainder or ex post facto law to be passed.

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