Question

Enumerated powers are:
a. The powers of the federal government that are specifically described in the
Consitution

b. Powers that are not given to the federal government and left for the states.

c. None of the above.

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Explanation:

Enumerated Powers specifically outline what the federal government can actually do.  What adds complication is the Necessary and Proper Clause, or Elastic Clause, which gives flexibility in the government's administrative powers and authority, as the Framers recognized that as times change, so will society, technology, etc, and not every new problem that arises can be solved with a document made in the 18th century.

Answer B refers to the Tenth Amendment, where powers not explicitly outlined in the Enumerated Powers are devolved or handed down to the responsibility of state governments.