Explain the difference between enumerated and implied powers, and give examples of each.
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The Constitution distributes powers that are enumerated, or specifically listed, and implied for the national government's three branches-legislative, judicial, and executive. Enumerated powers include Congress's authority to make laws, oversight of interstate and foreign commerce, the money system, general welfare, and national defense. Congress's implied powers-powers that are not specifically described but may be interpreted to be necessary to fulfill enumerated powers-are validated through the necessary and proper clause, or the elastic clause, which allows the national government to stretch its enumerated authority.
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