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overview of federalism
the division of powers between the federal government and the states is crucial to understanding federalism, whose nature is laid out in the u.s. constitution.
a power that is written into the united states constitution is what kind of power?
- reserved
- implied
- expressed
expressed powers: these are powers written directly into the constitution, often exclusive to the federal government.
- these include (among others) the ability to wage war and regulate interstate commerce, and cannot be exercised by the states.
implied powers: these, by not explicitly stated in the
Expressed powers are defined as powers directly written into the U.S. Constitution, reserved powers are for states (not written for federal in this context), and implied powers are not explicitly written but inferred. The question asks for powers written into the Constitution, which matches the definition of expressed powers.
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