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=Powers of the Federal Government vs Powers of the States=

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The US Constitution specifically states what types of powers are to be granted to what governments.

 * ======**Delegated Powers** - To delegate means to specifically assign, in this case delegated powers are those powers specifically assigned to the Federal Government. The founding fathers feared a national government that would overstep its bounds, so they took care to only allow the national government very specific powers. These are also referred to as **enumerated powers**.======
 * ======**Reserved Powers** - To reserve is to save, in this case all powers not specifically delegated the Federal Government are to be reserved or saved for the State Governments.======
 * ======**Concurrent Powers** - Concurrent means "at the same time", in this case concurrent powers are those that both the federal and state governments have simultaneously.======
 * ======**Implied Powers** - These are powers that are NOT specifically delegated in the Constitution, but are understood to be necessary or allowed. The **elastic clause** or **necessary and proper clause** allows these by stating that Congress has the power "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers" (art. I, sec. 8).======
 * ====== **Denied Powers** - These are powers that are are specifically NOT allowed to either the federal or state governments. Again, this listing of denied powers was a specific way in which the founding fathers attempted to create a **limited government**.  ======