Constitutional Clauses and Powers
This type of power is explicitly listed and written directly into the text of the U.S. Constitution.
What is an expressed (or enumerated) power?
Also known as the "Elastic Clause," this Article I provision allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its listed duties.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
National border control and foreign diplomacy are examples of this type of power, which belongs to national governments simply because they are sovereign states.
Levying taxes is considered this type of constitutional power because it can be exercised simultaneously by both federal and state governments.
What is concurrent power
Under Article I of the Constitution, state governments are explicitly forbidden from minting their own coins, making coining money this type of power for the states.
What is a denied power