The constitution clearly states all of the implied powers of the national goverment?

Question

a. true

b. false

Answer 1

False

Answer 2

False. That is why we have a Supreme Court to interpret the laws/constitution.

And if the powers are "implied", that means they are not "clearly stated".

Answer 3

...a...seperation of powers due to USA three branches of government.  1.Administrative  2.Legislative  3.Judicial

Answer 4

Technically, that's false. Implied powers means powers that you just assume you have, and don't have to be spelled out.

For instance, Jefferson had quite a conundrum on his hands with the Louisiana Purchase. It was another of the Hamilton-Jefferson spats that had broad implications for the nation, even to this day.

Jefferson said absolutely not initially. All the US government wanted was, I believe, Florida and the port city of New Orleans, since the Mississippi was the lifeline of the US interior, and we had to have it. We were to purchase this from Napoleon, and Jefferson said OK. Napoleon then made the most amazingly silly counteroffers in our history, when he then boosted the price only a little but then offered up the entire Louisiana Territory.

This was, in Jefferson's view, acquiring empire. He didn't think he had the power to do this, because it is not written in the US Constitution that the US President has the power to acquire empire.

Hamilton, that monarchist scum, just off-handedly commented that "of course you can acquire empire", since he basically wanted the President to be elected for life and basically wanted the central government to be very powerful and the states vassals, just like Britain. Of course, he was also ambitious and wanted to be that King, but that's another story.

Jefferson decided that he would do it on the advice of Madison, who told him that (and I paraphrase) that with one stroke of the pen, he could double the empire for liberty. Jefferson swallowed his Constitutional scruples and agreed to the purchase.

That was, by all accounts, exercising an implied power of any nation, which is to acquire empire, but it's not written in the Constitution anywhere that the US may do so.

Answer 5

its false