Question

name
congressional powers
expressed vs. implied
using article i, sect. 8 of the constitution... read the following list of congressional
powers. if you think it is an expressed power (listed in the constitution) put e. if you think
it is implied (just hinted at in the constitution) put i.

1. ______ collect taxes
2. ______ create the u.s court of appeals
3. ______ borrow money
4. ______ regulate commerce
5. ______ put each of the 50 states on the backs of quarters
6. ______ allocate money for army uniforms
7. ______ to establish post offices and post roads
8. ______ create lower courts under the supreme court
9. ______ coin money
10. ______ creation of the internal revenue service irs
11. ______ raise and support armies
12. ______ selling u.s. savings bonds to americans
13. ______ support the arts and sciences
14. ______ creation of federal highways
15. ______ no illegal drugs can be carried from state to state
16. ______ send a space probe to mars

each implied power must be connected to an expressed power. there are 8 implied
powers above. fill in each implied power from above and match the expressed power it
is connected to next to it. (there may be more than 1 expressed power for some. you
only need to write down 1).
to be able to do this: collect taxes the creation of the irs was needed
expressed power implied power

Explanation:

First, classify each power as Expressed (E, directly in Article I, Sec. 8) or Implied (I, derived from expressed powers):

1. Collect Taxes is directly listed in Article I, Sec. 8.
2. Create U.S. Court of Appeals is a lower court under the Supreme Court, derived from the expressed power to create lower federal courts.
3. Borrow Money is directly listed in Article I, Sec. 8.
4. Regulate Commerce is directly listed in Article I, Sec. 8.
5. Putting states on quarters is a specific action derived from the power to coin money.
6. Allocating money for army uniforms is derived from the power to raise and support armies.
7. Establish post offices/roads is directly listed in Article I, Sec. 8.
8. Create lower courts under the Supreme Court is directly listed in Article I, Sec. 8.
9. Coin Money is directly listed in Article I, Sec. 8.
10. Create IRS is derived from the power to collect taxes.
11. Raise and support armies is directly listed in Article I, Sec. 8.
12. Selling savings bonds is derived from the power to borrow money.
13. Supporting arts/sciences is derived from the power to spend for the general welfare (tied to tax/expenditure powers).
14. Creating federal highways is derived from the power to regulate commerce and establish post roads.
15. Banning interstate drug transport is derived from the power to regulate commerce.
16. Sending a Mars probe is derived from the power to spend for the general welfare and regulate science/technology tied to federal interests.

Then, match each implied power to its related expressed power:

Answer:

Part 1: Classify Powers

1. E
2. I
3. E
4. E
5. I
6. I
7. E
8. E
9. E
10. I
11. E
12. I
13. I
14. I
15. I
16. I

Part 2: Match Implied to Expressed Powers

EXPRESSED POWER	IMPLIED POWER
CREATE LOWER COURTS UNDER THE SUPREME COURT	CREATE THE U.S COURT OF APPEALS
COIN MONEY	PUT EACH OF THE 50 STATES ON THE BACKS OF QUARTERS
RAISE AND SUPPORT ARMIES	ALLOCATE MONEY FOR ARMY UNIFORMS
BORROW MONEY	SELLING U.S. SAVINGS BONDS TO AMERICANS
COLLECT TAXES (Spend for General Welfare)	SUPPORT THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
REGULATE COMMERCE / ESTABLISH POST ROADS	CREATION OF FEDERAL HIGHWAYS
REGULATE COMMERCE	NO ILLEGAL DRUGS CAN BE CARRIED FROM STATE TO STATE
COLLECT TAXES (Spend for General Welfare)	SEND A SPACE PROBE TO MARS