It makes laws; powers include passing laws, originating spending bills (House), impeaching officials (Senate), in approving treaties (Senate).
Alfred Thayer Mahan recommended that the American military should focus on sea-power as the key to its success in any contemporary or future conflicts.
Invention of corporation contributed to
growth of the economy through pooling of resources and limiting of liability to
the owners. For instance, the Supreme Court ruled that a private corporation is
a natural person under the U.S. Constitution, with the same rights and
protection extended to persons by the Bill of Rights, including the right to
free speech.
Martin Luther led the people