Question

Most of the powers prohibited to the national government are listed in _____ to the U.S. Constitution.

a. Article I, Section 8 and in the last four amendments
b. Article I, Section 9 and in the first eight amendments
c. the Ninth Amendment
d. the Preamble and the First Amendment
e. the Tenth Amendment

Answer 1

B) Article I, Section 9 and in the first eight amendments.

Step-by-step explanation:

The article I, section 9 along with its eight amendments of the constitution primarily deals with the restriction or limitation of powers of the Legislative branch as well as the Congress so that neither of them could be able to abuse power against the rights of the people. These limitations of the powers of national government in U.S. Constitution involve the following:

• Pursuance of slave trade and restricts the 'importation of slaves'.
• Discontinuation of any of the legal or civil protection of the citizens by providing of specifics rights to people who are accused of certain crimes to defend their imprisonment.
• Allocation or apportioning of direct taxes.
• Endowing the nobility titles.

Thus, option B is the correct answer.