Question

Expressed powers are 1. those that are specifically granted in the Constitution.2. held by both the federal government and the states.3. considered the basis for the "necessary and proper" clause.4. inferior compared to powers directly given by Congress.

Answer 1

1. Those that are specifically granted in the Constitution.

Step-by-step explanation:

Expressed powers are refer specifically in the Constitution. In other words, they are explicit, and for that reason, their constitutionality is uncontested.

Because the founding fathers wanted Congress to be most powerful branch of the Federal Government, they gave the largest number of expressed powers to the legislative branch.

Among the expressed powers of Congress according to the Constitution we have:

• The power to declare war
• The power to collect taxes (raise revenue)
• The power to grant U.S. citizenship
• The power to regulate commerce
• The power to ratify international treaties.