Enumerated and Implied Powers of Congress

Which of the following is an example of an expressed power of the federal government?

• The power to regulate interstate commerce

• The power to create a national bank

• The power to issue licenses for radio and television stations

• The power to establish public schools

What clause in the U.S. Constitution is often used to justify the implied powers of the federal government?

• The Supremacy Clause

• The Necessary and Proper Clause

• The Commerce Clause

• The Full Faith and Credit Clause

Which of the following is a concurrent power shared by both the federal government and the states?

• The power to declare war

• The power to coin money

• The power to tax

• The power to create an army

Reserved powers are granted to which of the following under the U.S. Constitution?

• The President

• The Federal Government

• The States

• Local Governments

Which of the following is NOT an expressed power of the federal government?

• The power to establish post offices

• The power to make treaties

• The power to issue driver's licenses

• The power to raise and support armies

The implied powers of the federal government are derived from which part of the Constitution?

• The Preamble

• The Bill of Rights

• Article I, Section 8

• The Tenth Amendment

Which of the following best describes concurrent powers?

• Powers held by the federal government exclusively

• Powers held by the state governments exclusively

• Powers shared by the federal and state governments

• Powers held by local governments only

Reserved powers are based on which amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• The First Amendment

• The Tenth Amendment

• The Fourteenth Amendment

• The Nineteenth Amendment

Which of the following powers would be considered an implied power of the federal government?

• The power to tax

• The power to regulate immigration

• The power to establish a federal bank

• The power to make treaties

The ability to establish local governments is an example of which type of power?

• Expressed power

• Implied power

• Concurrent power

• Reserved power