Will give brainliest which of the following is not true regarding the compromise of 1850? a) california would be admitted as a slave state b) slave trade abolished in district of columbia c) citizens were required to return runaway slaves to their owners d) new mexico's voters could decide to be a free or slave state

C) Citizens were required to return runaway slaves to their owners

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.”