Question

question 4
how does the constitution allow congress to promote science and the \useful arts\?
a. by protecting their rights to their written works and discoveries for a limited time
b. by creating a department of science that is supervised by members of congress
c. by requiring congress to allocate money for scientific research in every budget
d. by setting the licensing requirements for all professional scientists
article i of the u.s. constitution outlines and functions of the legislative branch. b partial excerpt from article i, section 8.
article i, section 8. the congress shall ha lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and pay the debts and provide for the commo and general welfare of the united states; duties, imposts and excises shall be unif throughout the united states; to borro credit of the united states; to regulate co foreign nations, and among the several st the indian tribes; to establish an uniform naturalization, and uniform laws on the s bankruptcies throughout the united state money, regulate the value thereof, and of and fix the standard of weights and mea promote the progress of science and useful securing for limited times to authors and

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) gives Congress the power to promote science and useful arts by securing for authors and inventors exclusive rights to their writings and discoveries for a limited time (copyright and patent protection). This matches.
• Option B: There is no Department of Science supervised by Congress created for this purpose.
• Option C: The Constitution does not require Congress to allocate money for scientific research in every budget.
• Option D: The Constitution does not set licensing requirements for professional scientists for promoting science and useful arts.

Answer:

A. by protecting their rights to their written works and discoveries for a limited time