Economists blamed all of the following for causing the depression except

structural problems made the 1920s prosperity far more unstable than the public realized at the time.

wage increases lagged behind factory output, which reduced purchasing power.

assembly-line production methods encouraged overproduction.

housing, automobile, textile and other industries were deeply overextended.

key industries embraced costly new technologies that they could not financially support.

profound political, administrative, and social changes in the british isles.

the correct answers are: 1) lay and collect taxes and duties; 2) pay debts; 5) borrow money;   6) regulate commerce with foreign nations.

article 1, section 8. refers to the powers of congress. according to the united states constitution: “the congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the united states.”