| implied powers definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution | 59 sets |
| 2 | powers that congress has that are not stated explicitly in the constitution | 29 sets |
| 3 | powers inferred from the express powers that allow congress to carry out its functions | 18 sets |
| 4 | powers that the government requires to carry out the expressed constitutional powers | 10 sets |
| 5 | powers of congress not stated in the constitution | 7 sets |
| 6 | not expressed, but may be considerered through the use of the necessary and proper (elastic) clause | 7 sets |
| 7 | powers inferred from the express powers that allow congress to carry out its functions. | 6 sets |
| 8 | powers assumed by the federal government, that are assumed to be necessary and proper to carry out its delegated powers into effect. | 6 sets |
| 9 | powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the constitution | 6 sets |
| 10 | those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution | 5 sets |
| 11 | powers that were not expressly forbidden in the constitution | 5 sets |
| 12 | powers claimed by congress which are not specifically enumerated in the constitution, but are implied in its necessary and proper clause (article i, section 8). | 5 sets |
| 13 | powers that the government requires to carry out the expressed constitutional powers. | 4 sets |
| 14 | powers that were not specifically mentioned in the constitution | 4 sets |
| 15 | a power that is not really stated directly but is "implied" in article i, section 8, clause 18 of the constitution. this is called the "necessary and proper" clause of the "elastic" clause. | 3 sets |
| 16 | powers derived from the "necessary and proper" clause of article i, section 8, of the constitution. such powers are not specifically expressed, but are implied through the expansive interpretation of delegated powers | 3 sets |
| 17 | powers not specifically defined in the constitution | 3 sets |
| 18 | those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution; those "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers. | 3 sets |
| 19 | constitutional powers not explicitly listed in the constitution | 3 sets |
| 20 | those delegated powers of the national gov't that are not specifically stated in the constitution, but are implied by the interpretation of the elastic clause | 3 sets |
| 21 | powers not given to the government directly through the constitution | 2 sets |
| 22 | powers that congress has that are not explicitly listed in the constitution | 2 sets |
| 23 | are powers that are not written down inthe constitution but complement the express powers, powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution | 2 sets |
| 24 | duties of congress not written down in the constitution | 2 sets |
| 25 | powers not mentioned specifically in the constitution as belonging to congress but inferred as necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated powers. | 2 sets |
| 26 | powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the constitution. the constitution states that congress has the power to "make all laws neccessary and proper for carrying into execution" the powers enumerated in article i. | 2 sets |
| 27 | those that are "necessary and proper" to carry out congress' enumerated powers, and are granted to congress through the elastic clause. | 2 sets |
| 28 | powers not specifically granted to congress by the us constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry out the powers delegated to congress under the constitution | 2 sets |
| 29 | powers that the government needs to carry out as its expected duty, but these powers are not in the constitution, or written down | 2 sets |
| 30 | powers not expressly forbidden in the constitution | 2 sets |
| 31 | those that are "necessary and proper" to carry out congress' enumerated powers, and are granted to congress through the elastic clause | 2 sets |
| 32 | powers that the government need to carry out its duties but that are not written | 2 sets |
| 33 | the broad constitutional grant of power to congress that allows it to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" to carry out its enumerated functions. | 2 sets |
| 34 | laws written in a legal document | 2 sets |
| 35 | powers that congress has that are not stated explicitly in the constitution. | 2 sets |
| 36 | congressional powers not stated specifically in the constitution but suggeted by the constitution’s necessary and proper clause. | 2 sets |
| 37 | powers that don't need to be said | 2 sets |
| 38 | those powers in the constitution that are not listed or delegated. an example is the elastic clause, giving congress the right to make laws that are "necessary and proper." | 2 sets |
| 39 | powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the constitution. the constitution states that congress has the power to "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution" the powers enumerated in article i. many federal policies are justified on the basis of implied powers. | 2 sets |
| 40 | the powers of the national government that are not enumerated in the constitution but that congress claims are necessary and proper for the national government to fulfill its enumerated powers in accordance with the necessary and proper clause of the constitution. | 2 sets |