| implied powers definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution | 62 sets |
| 2 | powers that congress has that are not stated explicitly in the constitution | 31 sets |
| 3 | powers inferred from the express powers that allow congress to carry out its functions | 20 sets |
| 4 | powers that the government requires to carry out the expressed constitutional powers | 10 sets |
| 5 | not expressed, but may be considerered through the use of the necessary and proper (elastic) clause | 9 sets |
| 6 | powers of congress not stated in the constitution | 7 sets |
| 7 | powers of the federal government that go beyond those enumerated in the constitution | 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 inferred from the express powers that allow congress to carry out its functions. | 6 sets |
| 10 | those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers set out in the constitution | 6 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 | 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 | 4 sets |
| 14 | powers that were not specifically mentioned in the constitution | 4 sets |
| 15 | powers that the government requires to carry out the expressed constitutional powers. | 4 sets |
| 16 | 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. | 4 sets |
| 17 | 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 |
| 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 | powers not specifically defined in the constitution | 3 sets |
| 20 | constitutional powers not explicitly listed in the constitution | 3 sets |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | hamilton used these powers to defend the formation of a national bank as "necessary and proper" | 3 sets |
| 23 | madison's argument that the government has the right to pass any "necessary and proper" laws. the argument of implied powers helped madison win and create the bank of the united states. | 2 sets |
| 24 | laws written in a legal document | 2 sets |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | powers that congress has that are not stated explicitly in the constitution. | 2 sets |
| 27 | those delegated powers of the national government that are suggested by the expressed powers | 2 sets |
| 28 | duties of congress not written down in the constitution | 2 sets |
| 29 | powers for congress that are not stated explicitly in the constitution | 2 sets |
| 30 | powers that the government need to carry out its duties but that are not written | 2 sets |
| 31 | certain powers of the national government are not stated in writing | 2 sets |
| 32 | 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 |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | powers derived from the enumerated powers and the necessary and proper clause; these powers are not stated specifically but are considered to be reasonably implied through the exercise of delegated powers | 2 sets |
| 35 | 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 |
| 36 | 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 |
| 37 | 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 |
| 38 | are powers that are not written down inthe constitution but complement the express powers, powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution | 2 sets |
| 39 | powers not stated in the constitution | 2 sets |
| 40 | unspecified powers of congress denoted by the necessary and proper clause; congress shall also have the power "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers."; sometimes referred to as the "elastic" clause because it can be "stretched" to include almost any other power that congress might try to assert | 2 sets |