Explore: Implied Powers

United States, implied powers are powers that, although not directly stated in the Constitution, are indirectly given based on expressed powers. When George

enumerated powers, especially by deriving many implied powers from them. The enumerated powers listed in Article One include both exclusive federal powers, as

Supreme Court has ruled that this clause grants implied powers to US Congress in addition to its enumerated powers. According to the Articles of Confederation

implied powers. These powers are those that are necessary to perform expressed powers. There are also inherent and concurrent powers. Inherent powers

powers are explicitly defined by the Constitution and are called enumerated powers; others have been assumed to exist and are called implied powers.

United States Constitution as well as those granted by Acts of Congress, implied powers, and also a great deal of soft power that is attached to the presidency

many implied powers that are not reserved to the states. After World War II, the Supreme Court often ruled against parties challenging the powers of Congress

only those legislative powers "herein granted" within Article I (as later limited by the Tenth Amendment). It also, by implied extension, had been interpreted

amendments limiting the federal government to powers "expressly" delegated, which would have denied implied powers. James Madison opposed the amendments, stating

the Jay Treaty negotiated in 1794. Hamilton developed the concept of implied powers and successfully argued the adoption of that interpretation of the Constitution