Enumerated powers
The enumerated powers are a list of items found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress. In summary, Congress may exercise the powers that the Constitution grants it, subject to explicit restrictions in the Bill of Rights and other protections in the Constitution. The Tenth Amendment states that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Historically, Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States have broadly interpreted these provisions.
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American History USA Articles
- The Necessary and Proper Clause and the First Bank of the United States
Since the earliest days of the United States, debate has raged on the meaning of the Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I of the Constitution.
Books/Sources
- ENUMERATED POWERS: An entry from Charles Scribner's Sons' Dictionary of American History - K. R. Constantine Gutzman
- ENUMERATED POWERS: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's Encyclopedia of the American Constitution - SOTIRIOS A. BARBER
Youtube
- Blowing a Hole a Mile Wide in the Enumerated Powers Doctrine
- Enumerated Powers, the Tenth Amendment, and Limited Government 11-18-10