1. Powers Given to Congress
What can Congress Do?

2. Expressed Powers
I. Expressed powers are powers specifically given to Congress in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
A. The first 17 clauses of the Constitution are expressed powers
B. Examples-Congress can borrow money, declare war, raise an army (these powers are actually written in the Constitution.)

3. Implied Powers
IMPLIED POWERS: powers not specifically written in the Constitution.
A. This is Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 and is known as the NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE or ELASTIC CLAUSE
B. There was no way the writers of the Constitution could put every detail in the document so they added this clause so Congress could make laws in the future.
C. Examples-airline regulation, stem-cell research, drug trafficking (these items aren’t mentioned in the original document.

4. NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE = ELASTIC CLAUSE THEY ARE THE SAME THING!
IMPLIED POWERS
NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE = ELASTIC CLAUSE THEY ARE THE SAME THING!

5. LEGISLATIVE POWERS
Any power given to Congress that deals with making laws
Examples: laws that deal with spending money, regulating trade, foreign relations.

6. NON-LEGISLATIVE Any power that does not deal with making laws.
Examples-removal of government officials, investigations, making an amendment

7. POWERS DENIED TO CONGRESS
Article I, Section 9- There are certain things Congress cannot do