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Answers.com which is an example of the federal government's implied powers?

Answer 1

An example of the federal government's implied powers is the building of a highway system.

 

A set of so-called implied powers is granted to the Congress by the "Necessary and Proper Clause" (sometimes also called the "Elastic Clause"), and that is, powers assumed to exist due to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers that are named in Article I yet not explicitly named in the Constitution.

 

A great example of implied powers is the existence of the bank: its defenders claimed that one was required to carry out the Congress' power to collect taxes even though the Constitution doesn't say that Congress has the right to make a bank.

Answer 2

An example of federal government’s implied powers is the building of a highway system.

Further Explanation

• Under the federal government power is shared between the central government and the state governments.
• The constitution outlines powers of each government such that both governments have individual powers and shared powers.  

Implied powers  

• These are powers that are not expressly stated by the Constitution. Implied powers are exercised by the federal government despite not being granted in the constitution.  
• The origin of implied powers is the elastic clause in the constitution which gives the congress power to pass laws that are necessary and proper for the purposes of exercising delegated powers.

• Examples include:

1. Financial support to public schools
2. Maintenance of Federal Reserve board
3. Establishing a minimum wage  
4. Monitoring water and air pollution
5. Building of a highway system, etc.

Other state and federal powers

Expressed powers  

• They are also called enumerated or delegated power, they are specifically delegated by the constitution. These are powers that only belongs to the central government.
• Examples of expressed powers include; Treaty making, Foreign trade, Declaration of war, Money printing, etc.

Concurrent powers  

• They are powers that are shared by both central government and the state government.
• Concurrent powers include: collection of taxes, borrowing and spending money, making laws, etc.

Reserved powers  

• These are powers that only belong to the state governments. These powers are reserved to the states and allows the states to legislate and control to protect the safety, health and morals of its people.
• Examples of reserved powers are, zoning laws, state criminal laws, and environmental protection among others.  

Prohibited powers  

• These are powers that are denied to the national or state governments or both.
• For instance, the central government cannot exercise its power that would interfere with the ability of the state governments to undertake their duties.

Key words: Federal government, powers, shared powers.  

Learn more about:  

• Federal government: brainly.com/question/449158
• Power division in federal government: brainly.com/question/449158
• Expressed powers: brainly.com/question/449158

Level: High school

Subject: History

Topic: Federal government

Sub-topic: State and federal powers