Assertion: u.s.'s state | /r/CapableOf | assign royal prerogatives
Facets:
value: to congress
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: formerly
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The states were out from under any monarchy and assigned some formerly royal prerogatives (e.g., making war, receiving ambassadors, etc.) to Congress; the remaining prerogatives were lodged within their own respective state governments.